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  • Videos Bartlett NH History | bartletthistory

    Some Older and Some Newer Videos Found Skiing at Intervale Ski Area - 1966 Sorry for the dumb music - I didn't pick it A shaky airplane ride around Bartlett. Seems heavily centered on the Sky Valley area, Rte 302 Some ski jumping action in 1966 at Intervale Ski Area. You might see someone you know? Peter Limmer Presentation January 2022 A Monorail Comes to Attitash in 1966 followed by some sort of school parade that might be some different year It's 1950 or so and Sky Valley Motor Court is Ready for Business Richard A. Jones, "Dick", who died in 2015, left us a small collection of his stories: 1. Making flowers move by waving at them 2. Volcano secret eruption word. 3. The Caribe cruise ship in a hurricane. 4. Getting served alcohol at the Oak Lee Lodge at a young age. 5. The Island of Petito Don't know who recorded this but, Thank you. An eight minute flight over Bartlett, NH with DragonFly Aerials DragonFly Aerials has a bunch more local videos at their YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@DragonFlyAerialsLLC Link is good 01/05/2025

  • Obituaries (N-O-P | bartletthistory

    , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , SECTION - N - O - P - AnitaPatch Alvar Otto Nelson, 80, of North Conway, died March 21, 2011 at the Clipper Harbor in Portsmouth after a period of failing health. He was born in Shrewsbury, Mass. on Sept. 26, 1930, the son of Otto and Svea Nelson who emigrated from Sweden. He graduated from Major Beal High School and Wentworth Institute, Boston and attended the University of Mass. He was a Major with the 40th Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Korea and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. After working in Boston and living in Marblehead and Weymouth, ;Mass., he was lured to the north country by his love of skiing and outdoor life. He moved with his wife and son to a camp he alone had built. Alvar purchased the Red Parka Pub in Glen with Dewey Mark. After a successful partnership in the restaurant business, he bought the Briarcliff Motel where he constantly worked on updating and remodeling, a career he followed for many years to come. He was actively involved in various ski programs and loved to play golf. His life was further enriched by his many valley friendships. He leaves his son, Robert W. Nelson and his son’s partner, Kerri McCauley, of North Conway; his sister, Gladys Bozenhard, of Shrewsbury, Mass.; his dear friends, Lois and Al Hatch, of North Conway; his constant canine companion and walking partner, Spike; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Evelyn Meyers, of Portland, Maine. Visiting hours will be Friday, March 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. A celebration of life will be held April 2, at 4 p.m. at the Linderhof Country Club in Glen. Donations may be made to the Gibson Center for Senior Services. P.O. Box 655, North Conway, NH, 03860. Anita H. Patch, 63, of Jackson died Dec. 4, 2011 at Mineral Springs in North Conway following a lengthy illness. Born in North Conway, the daughter of Winfield and Roberta (Illsley) Howard, she was a lifelong resident of Glen. Anita graduated from Kennett High School, Class of 1966 and Mansfield Beauty Academy in 1987 in Portland, Maine. She owned and operated Choice Cuts Salon in Glen from 1987 to 2002. Mrs. Patch was a member of the Faith Bible Church in Intervale and she also attended the Glen Community Baptist Church. She had a great love for her family and friends. The family includes: a son, Richard F. Patch Jr., and his wife Amy of Glen; a daughter, Kelli L. Canniff and her husband, Timothy, of Marana, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Vincent H. Patch and Ashley S. Patch, both of Glen, Caitlin E. Canniff, Lily Canniff, Orion F. Canniff and Joelle S. Canniff, all of Marana; her sister, Marion Morgan and her husband, Clint, of Tuftonboro, and her mother, Roberta I. Fernald, of Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard F. Patch Sr., in 2001. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the Glen Community Baptist Church with the Rev. William Rose, Jr., pastor, officiating. Pastor Bob Novak of the Faith Bible Church will assist him. Burial will be in the Glen Cemetery. Calling hours will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Donations may be sent to: Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C., 20090-6011. ------------------------------------------------- Richard F. Patch Sr., 54, of Glen, died Feb. 5, 2001, at his home on Jericho Road. Born in North Conway, the son of Burton and Arlene (Butland) Patch, he was a lifelong resident of Glen. He graduated from Kennett High School in 1965 and graduated from Portsmouth Technical Institute in 1967. He worked at the Eagle Mountain House in Jackson while in high school and he worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for three years. Mr. Patch also owned and operated Bailey's Auto Supply for 17 years and Mr. Patch's Sporting Goods in Glen for 15 years. For the past year, he had been working for the Morrill Corp., at Story Land in Glen. He had been an auxiliary NH State Trooper for many years, working out of Troop E, and he had been a part-time Bartlett police officer. He had been a Little League coach in Bartlett for several years and was a former member of the Bartlett School Board. At the time of his death, he was in his fourth term as a Bartlett selectman and had been a Carroll County Fish and Game commissioner for the past 15 years. Richard was a trustee of the Faith Bible Church in Glen and a member of Mount Washington Lodge No. 87 F. and A.M. in North Conway. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener, and he enjoyed spending time with his family. The family includes his wife of 32 years, Anita (Howard) Patch of Glen; a son, Richard F. Patch Jr. of Glen; a daughter, Kelli L. Canniff of Glen; three grandchildren, Vincent Patch, Ashley Patch and Caitlin Canniff, all of Glen; his mother, Arlene F. Patch of Glen; four brothers, Donald B. Patch of Scarborough, Maine, David L. Patch, Ronald J. Patch and John A. Patch, all of Glen; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Glen Community Baptist Church in Glen, with the Rev. William R. Stockhaus, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Robert Novak, pastor of the Faith Bible Church in Glen, will assist him. Burial will be in the Glen Cemetery. Visiting hours will be today, Wednesday, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Donations may be sent to the Faith Bible Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 681, Glen, NH 03838-0681.-------- Daniel Onell, 61, of Bartlett, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine after a sudden illness. Born in Litchfi eld, Minn., the son of Donald and Marcella (Nohner) Onell, he grew up in Litchfi eld and moved to Bartlett in 1972. Danny served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, was a member of Francis P. Murphy VFW Post No. 5386 in Bartlett and North Conway American Legion Post No. 95 in North Conway. He owned and operated Viking Construction in Bartlett for 21 years. He was a member of the HOG Club and the Rising Star Lodge 47 F&AM in Newmarket. The family includes: his wife of 39 years Liane E. Onell of Bartlett; his daughter, Dawn O. Barrows and her husband, Scott, of Bartlett; two grandsons, Samuel T. Barrows, and Noah C. Barrows, both of Bartlett; his mother, Marcella K. Lee, of Litchfi eld; a brother, Larry Lee, of Litchfi eld; four sisters, Doris L. Harding, of St. Cloud, Minn., Jan Ehrlich, of Minneapolis, Minn., Jody Cronk, of Red Wing, Minn., and Linda Davenport, of Bedford, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. Danny had many friends who shared his love for motorcycles and his love for life. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Bartlett later in the spring. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Michael J. Pollard, 76, of Glen, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 27, 2014 at his home on Jericho Road. He was born in Foxboro, Mass., the son of Henry and Lillian (Hume) Pollard, and moved to Bartlett in 1970. Mr. Pollard was a heavy equipment operator for the NH Department of Transportation for nearly 30 years and most recently he worked for S.D. Szetella, Inc. for several years. Mike had been a member of the Glen Fire Department for 38 years, a member of the Carroll County Fish, Game and Shooting Club in Madison and he was an avid fisherman, Boston Red Sox fan and he enjoyed tinkering on small engines. The family includes: a son, Edward E. Pollard and his wife, Michelle Blank, of Leander, Texas; a stepdaughter, Corinna Parker, of Glen; a granddaughter, Shyann Parker and great-granddaughter, Lilianna Parker, both of Glen; a brother, David Pollard, of Hopkins, S.C.; two sisters, Barbara Farnsworth and Linda Pelkey, both of Chester, Vt.; a sister-in-law, Beverly Swett and her husband, Charles, of Kennebunk, Maine; two brother-in-laws, E. Leslie Parker and his wife, Anne, and Wayne Parker, both of Glen; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife of 42 years, Leah L. Pollard, in 2012. Graveside services in the Glen Cemetery will be held later in the spring. There will be no visiting hours. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. Maureen L. O’Connell, 55, passed away Jan. 24, 2019, after a courageous battle with an aggressive, quickly spreading cancer. She was born April 17, 1963, in Westbrook, Maine to Marilyn B. O’Connell and William G. O’Connell. Maureen came to the Mount Washington Valley area in 1981 and worked at many of the local hotels and restaurants. She assisted in operating a concrete company in the 1980’s and many area foundations bear her initials as well as several culverts on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. Her last position was as manager of the Sky Valley Motel in Bartlett, N.H., where she worked for the past 22 years. She was also a licensed nursing assistant doing private in-home care, and she worked at various times for North Country Independent Living, Carroll County Home Health Care, Merriman House and had many private clients throughout the valley. She was a very outgoing person with a bubbly personality and almost everyone she met became a friend. She had the ability to do anything she set her mind to. Those who knew Maureen (and some who didn’t) quickly discovered that there was not much mystery to what was on her mind. She is survived by her companion of 18 years, Dave Eliason of Bartlett; her mother, Marilyn B. Dube of Evans Mills, N.Y.; her father, William G. O’Connell of Scituate, Mass.; a son, Joshua M. O’Connell, his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Paige and Siobhan of Fryeburg, Maine; two brothers, Joe Luke III, his wife, Amy, and their children, Hannah, Emily and Joseph IV, of Evans Mills, N.Y.; and Matthew LaRiviere of Osaka, Japan. She was predeceased by her sister, Jennifer A. O’Connell. At Maureen’s request there will be no funeral or reception. She asked that her ashes be thrown to the wind at her favorite spot on the Chesapeake Bay at Fairlee, Md. Shortly before her death, she extended heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the oncology department at Memorial Hospital for their outstanding and caring efforts with her treatments. In lieu of flowers, she asked that donations be made in her memory to the Carroll County Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 432, North Conway, NH 03860. ==========================-BACK TO -INDEX- ========= Ruth E. Pettengill, 88, of Bartlett, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2016. Ruth was born in Auburn, Maine to Millard and Carlene Learn. She graduated from Gorham State Teachers College with a Bachelor of Science in Education. After teaching for three years, she met her husband, Edmund A. "Sonny" Pettengill. They raised six active children in Sonny's hometown of Bartlett. There were broken arms, broken legs, band, chorus, measles, mumps, ski team, baseball and always rides needed to somewhere. Ruth enjoyed her family. A special pleasure was relaxing at the family camp in Lovell. Other favorite activities included camping, deep sea fishing and touring. There were many adventures: attending Expo 67 Montreal World's Fair, canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, and a journey to Telegraph Creek, B.C. to visit the grave of a mysterious great uncle who died looking for gold. She was an active member of the Bartlett community. The Bartlett Elementary School and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary were her favorites. Ruth always participated in the Auxiliary's Christmas toy party for Bartlett children. During her term as Auxiliary President, she coordinated numerous patriotic events, helped the School Band obtain uniforms and organized an elementary school baton troupe that marched in many parades. Ruth volunteered for the American Cancer Society, helping those in need of transportation. Years ago that always meant many trips to Portland. Ruth also delivered Meals on Wheels. She was generous with her time, sharing it willingly with those needing companionship. She jumped into home based business, selling Tupperware and Avon (great reasons to have a party). She wore 10 individual colors of nail polish before it was fashionable to be different. As a post-retirement job, Sonny drove tractor-trailer from Denver to NY. Always adventurous, Ruth (in her mid-sixties) made many cross country journeys with him. She loved the West, the Denver Stock Show, Greek festivals, Spanish lessons and much more. In her late sixties, she was certified as an ombudsman, protecting the rights of senior citizens who could no longer care for themselves. Unfortunately, Ruth experienced serious health problems and returned to NH permanently. Sonny couldn't take care of her and she resided at Mineral Springs for many years. Sonny visited her almost every day until his last day. The Mineral Springs staff found Ruth an interesting and entertaining resident. She considered many of them dear friends. The family is very thankful for the compassionate care and love Ruth was given. They are grateful for the compassion they were shown the day she passed. Ruth was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Edmund; and sister, Jane Learn. She is survived by daughters: Nancy Hayes and husband Carroll, Cynthia Pettengill, Cheryl Emerson and husband Robert; by sons: James Pettengill, Steven Pettengill and wife Virgina (Gina), and Edmund Pettengill and wife Laura. Ruth was blessed with nine grandchildren: Austin, Aaron, Dusten, Kelsey, Jordan, Emily, Paul, Adam, Patricia (Pep), Mary and Sarah. Ruth choose cremation and a service will be held in August. In lieu of flowers, Ruth would have wanted friends and relatives to make donations to local charities or churches that provide support to senior citizens. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. To send a message of condolence, or for more information visit www.furberandwhite.com Claire Josephine Prince (neé Wassel), 87, of New Milford Conn., passed away on Jan. 19, 2020, in Danbury, Conn. Known to those who loved her as Mom, Claire, Josie, Grandma and Gigi, she was born Aug. 12, 1932, in Passaic, N.J., to John and Mary (neé Solomon) Wassel. The fifth of six children, she had passionate Slavish roots that she celebrated her entire life. A practicing Catholic, Claire’s devotion to her faith was life long, beginning at a young age when she received a parochial school education through eighth grade, before she went on to attend Eastside High School, graduating in 1950. It was in 1950 that she met and married her husband, Donald (Don) Prince in what was a 57 year marriage and became a story of inseparable love of Don and Claire. They began married life in New Jersey where Claire created a loving home for her husband and four children. After numerous trips to the White Mountains, they decided to call it home. Claire, Don and their family moved to North Conway, N.H., in 1966 where they followed a life long dream of becoming innkeepers, buying the Country Squire Motel (now the Harvest Inn) in Intervale, N.H. In later years, Claire pursued a career in retail working and managing Hathaway Shirt Company and Boston Trader Kids. She was active in her Church, Our Lady Of the Mountains, as a Eucharistic Minister, a member of Catholic Daughters of America, visiting nursing homes and the sick, as well as was a founding member of the Children’s Christmas Store. A homemaker at heart, Claire loved to garden, sew, and cook, sharing her creative talents with family and friends. She was also known to spend quite a few hours furniture shopping. In recent years, she had taken up yoga and tai chi. As years went on, she became the matriarch of her extensive clan with 13 grandchildren and 19 and a half great-grandchildren. She was immensely proud of the family she and her husband had created, and loved keeping up with her family’s antics, especially those of the younger generations. She is survived by her daughters, Elaine Sutton and her husband, Charlie Sutton, of North Conway; Donna Deflumeri and her husband, Joseph, of Concord, Vt.; Carolyn McEwen and her husband, Jim, of New Milford; and son, James Prince of Elizabeth City, N.C. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Prince in 2007; two grandchildren, Jacquie Sutton in 2010 and Mike Prince in 2011; and her daughter-in-law, Debbie Prince in 2012; as well as her five siblings and her miniature Dachshund, Hope. Visiting Hours are Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway and a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of The Mountains Church in North Conway. ======================= nELSON OCONNELL Mark Phaneuf of Bartlett, N.H., passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2020, surrounded by his family. As a child and into adulthood, Mark skied in the Mount Washington Valley with his family and friends. The mountains were in his blood and as an adult he returned and took up residence in the area. Family bonds were tight and he spent much time with his brothers Dave and Steve who also lived in Bartlett. Mark loved all his family, he enjoyed singing at his church, visiting his neighbors and friends and most of all he was very blessed to have such a close relationship with his brother Dave. They were best friends as well as brothers and spent some time together every day. Mark is the son of the late Dr. Bernard Phaneuf and his wife Mary. Brother of the late Stephen Phaneuf and uncle of the late Christopher Barrett. He leaves his only sister Marianne Albano and brothers, Vincent and David Phaneuf; also nephews Patrick Barrett, Mathew and Kenneth Albano and great nieces Hailey Albano and Amelia Barrett. A graveside service will be held at Bartlett Village Cemetery (one half mile northwest of Attitash) on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. Family and Friends are welcome. Donations in memory of Mark Phaneuf can be made to Faith Bible Church, P.O. Box 621 Glen, NH 03838 Maxine Grace Anderson Patch Born on April 29, 1949, in Manchester, N.H., to Arthur and Grace (neé Perkins) Anderson of 455 Willard St. in Berlin N.H., she lost her battle with lung cancer on Jan. 8, 2021. She grew up in Berlin attending St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. She graduated from Berlin High School with the class of 1967, where she worked in the library. Maxine made many lifelong friends at Berlin High School, including Patty, Bunny, Jackie, Anne, Jeanne and many more, who she really enjoyed reconnecting with at all the class reunions. She was a very accomplished artist and crafter, which included painting, knitting, homemade greeting cards and needlepoint. She spent many years practicing these hobbies, and enjoyed them thoroughly. Maxine married David L. Patch of Glen, N.H., on Dec. 22, 1968, while he was serving in the Air Force and lived in Idaho and Michigan with him during his stateside tours of duty. While living in Idaho, she gave birth to their son, David A. Patch, only seven weeks before her husband left for a tour in Southeast Asia. When her husband was discharged from the service, they came home on March 28, 1972, after four and a half years. They lived in Intervale, N.H., for 10 years, and Maxine worked at the Intervale Post Office with Bud Smith from Conway, and also became the Bartlett Town Treasurer for more than 20 years. In 1980, they bought a home on Jericho Road, and she lived there for the rest of her life. Maxine was a “Little League Mom” and often hauled half the team to games in her big brown station wagon, and bought ice cream after the games (even on losing nights). She overcame her fear of heights in order to go skiing with her family, and enjoyed canoeing with family and friends on the Saco River. She was an excellent shot with a rifle, and even won a turkey shoot, which included beating her husband. She ate turkey that Thanksgiving, and David ate crow. While still living in Intervale, they bought White Mountain Auto Supply in North Conway, the local NAPA Auto Parts store. Maxine became the accounts payable bookkeeper, payroll officer, and assistant tax preparer to Harold Oulton, the store’s longtime accountant. She worked as a bookkeeper at Hill’s Department Store in Manchester, when David was stationed in Biloxi, Miss., and the experience served her well at the NAPA store. Maxine married into a large family, which included brothers, in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was always willing to host family gatherings such as birthday parties, anniversaries, and just getting together for weekends. She always had a full house, and was usually the one behind the camera, and this was a big reason that ensured the Patch Family stayed close through the years. Maxine was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church for many years and was extremely fond of her church family. She served on many committees and also worked in the thrift store. Maxine was a loyal friend and a very loving wife and mother, and she was always willing to help out someone in need. Her friendly attitude and warm smile will light her way in the next life, but those who knew her will miss the sunshine and love that she created here in this world, for everyone whose life she touched. Maxine was predeceased by her parents, Arthur and Grace Anderson; brothers Edward G. Anderson and Francis Phair; her sisters, Helen (Anderson) Rivard and Arlene (Anderson) Shreenan; and her niece Raylene Shreenan. She is survived by her husband, David L. Patch; her son David A. Patch, both of Glen, N.H.; brother- in-laws Donald B. Patch and wife, Marlyne; and Ronald J. Patch of Glen; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins from Berlin, Bethel, Maine, Ohio, the Portland, Maine, area and Arizona. Funeral services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in North Conway, N.H., on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. and the burial will be in Berlin at the New City Cemetery following the services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jen’s Friends or your preferred animal shelter. Arrangements are being handled by the Furber and White Funeral Home. Francis Jerome O’Brien, 79, of North Conway, N.H., lost his battle to cancer on Sept. 7, 2024. Fran was born in Attleboro, Mass., the fourth child of Frances (Carr) and Jerome O’Brien. His mother passed away shortly after he was born, and his father, seven years later. He was raised by his aunt and uncle. Fran graduated from Attleboro High School in 1963 and then went on to graduate from Providence College. In 1968, he enlisted in the army and was stationed in Panama. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1970. He was immensely proud of his service. Fran moved to the valley in 1976, with his soon to be wife Patrica (Stanhope) Witherell, and her two young daughters, Jennifer and Julie. They married in 1979, and resided in Bartlett. He was a hands-on dad and loved his family. Sadly, in 1991, his wife died in a car accident. He remarried to Bethany Gaudette in 1996. They divorced in 2001. Fran remained close with her daughter Tori Purington and to Bethany’s grandson, Jahmay Purington. Fran’s love of golf and skiing informed his life’s work. Skiing brought him to the valley, and he shared his love of the mountains as a ski instructor at Attitash until the early 1990s. Fran graced multiple golf courses throughout his life, including the Mount Washington Hotel, Hale’s Location and Indian Mound. For most of the last decade, he split his time between the North Conway Country Club and Cranmore Mountain. Fran was curious about the world and an avid reader. He had a great sense of humor and loved to joke with all around him. He enjoyed road trips, especially to the Pittsburg, N.H., area, where he used to visit as a child. Fran loved meeting people and hearing their stories. His friendships stood the test of time. A sincere thank you from his daughter Julie to the amazing team that cared for Franny over the last six months. At Memorial Hospital, a special thank you to Beverly Wilson, Pam Bormann and Dawn McDougall. At Timberland Home Care, special thanks to Sonia Frye, Lee Adams and Noah Reed, whom he treasured. To the Visiting Nurses, thank you, especially to Debbie Heinz. Thank you to Randy Leech and the Gibson Meals on Wheels for providing nourishment. To the wonderful team at the Veterans Conway Clinic, a special thanks to Alison Shay O’Connell and Lindsay Pratt-Bluemle. In addition to his care team, thank you to Fran’s community, near and far, for the countless visits and phone calls. They meant the world to him. And lastly, a heartfelt thank you to two of his greatest friends in life: Ned Quigley and Bonnie Taylor. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cranmore Mountain. Please come to toast Franny and share a fun story. Please consider a donation to Jen’s Friends in his honor. He will be missed.- Ronald P. Nudd passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Saturday December 16, 2023.. Born August 25, 1942 in Exeter, NH, he was raised in Exeter by his parents, the late Norman and Florence (Yell) Nudd. He was a graduate of Exeter High school and went on to marry the love of his life Mary Betsey (Corbett) and spent 52 years together raising an amazing family and some extras. He retired as a firefighter from Exeter Fire Department and maintenance department at Philips Exeter Academy. He is pre deceased by his parents, sisters and son Ronald J Nudd. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend to many.. He is survived by wife Mary, daughter Jo Anne, grandsons RJ, Joe and extra daughter Cheryl and her wife Susan. He is now at peace and walking his dogs and as he would always say “I’ll see you around the campus!” Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday December 19, 2023 from 12-2pm at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter, NH. A service will follow at the Funeral Home at 2pm with the Rev. Doctor David Lennox from the Exeter Fire Service Officiating. A burial at Union Cemetery in East Kingston will take place following the service. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the New Hampshire SPCA, 104 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 or online at https://nhspca.org/donate-today/ . For more information or to sign the online guestbook please go to www.stockbridgefh.com.-- RichardPatch Fran OBrien RonNudd MarkPhaneuf DanOnell MaxinePatch BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE POLLARD RUTH PETTENGILL PRINCE Carl Nelson Obituary Carl James Nelson passed away on April 2, 2024, in Glen, NH with his wife and daughter by his side after a 2 year battle with MSA (Multiple Symptom Atrophy). He was born in Peekskill, NY. Carl, a supportive and loving husband, father, brother, and friend, will be deeply missed. Carl began his educational training at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological and General Science and Physical Education. He then pursued his Master of Science in Health and Physical Education at Marshall University. Carl then went on to receive a Certificate of Advanced Study in Administration and Supervision from the State University of New York College at New Paitz in New Paitz, New York. He then earned his Doctor of Education in Administration degree from Nova University. While working in New York, Carl served as a county and regional leader of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and the New York Public High School Athletic Association. After moving to New Hampshire, Carl served as a chair of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association North Country Region, a member of the executive board and an officer. Carl started his career in education teaching and quickly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the longtime Superintendent of Greenport, NY and then Hampton Bays, NY. Carls love of the outdoors is what brought him north to NH. Carl was the Superintendent of SAU 9 from 1998 to 2014. In 2005 Carl was selected as the 68th President of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association. He was Superintendent of the Year in NH in 2008 but his proudest accomplishment was the completion of the new Kennett High School. Outside of his professional life, Carl was not one to sit still, he kept busy skiing, traveling, golfing, hiking, camping, and running. He also spent many afternoons watching Marshall University Thundering Herd Football and talking about it with his brother,Rick. In Carl’s earlier life, he was also an accomplished tennis player. Carl was proud he hiked all 48 4000 footers in NH. He hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru and hiked the Tour du Mount Blanc, where he hiked through some of the most beautiful scenery in France, Italy and Switzerland. Carl’s love of skiing brought him to many great ski resorts across the country…. but his favorite at heart was always Mount Cranmore. He is survived by his wife, Missy; daughter Sandy, her husband Dean, and their children Connor and Daniel; sister Susan Finger; and brother Richard Nelson; beloved cat, Snowball; favorite horse, Ken and the new fur family additions of puppy Mariposa and Paddy the kitten. Carl was preceded in death by his mother, Amy T Nelson, father, Carl A Nelson and first wife, Ruth Nelson. At Rainbow Bridge, Tuckerman, Meister, Moosi and Carter will all be waiting to reunite with him and his endless supply of cookies. A celebration of life in honor of Carl will be held at a future time. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Visiting Nurse Homecare & Hospice of Carroll County, End 68 Hours of Hunger/MWV, or A Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue. The family would like to offer a special thanks to the Visiting Nurse Homecare and Hospice of Carroll County and the Bartlett/Jackson Ambulance Crew that helped Carl remain home; and friends, Jerry & Diane; Bob & Martha; Brian & Ramona and the countless others that supported him and Missy during his period of declining health. The Furber & White Funeral home in North Conway, NH, is assisting the family with the arrangements. BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE NELSON CARL Anchor 5

  • School history | bartlett NH | school house history

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Schools In Bartlett. Back in the "old days" the students were not brought to the school...the school was brought to the student. In 1897 Bartlett had six schools so most students were within a couple of miles of "their" school. Pictured below is Jean Garland who was the School Librarian for 55 years, 1953 to 2008. Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 Share The society commissioned an afghan blanket that featured the historic Bartlett Schoolhouses, pictured below. Six of the schoolhouse images on this afghan no longer exist, two still exist but as other than schools, and the center medallion represents the current school. afghan From town report for the fiscal year ending February 27, 1897, No. 1 - Lower Bartlett; No. 2 - Glen; No. 3 - Garland Ridge No. 4 - Kearsarge; No. 5 - Hill Town; No. 6 - Goodrich Falls We assume that each of the district school houses was of the one-room variety in 1897. Four of the one-room school houses in these districts are depicted on the afghan (pic below): Lower Bartlett, Glen, Garland Ridge and Goodrich Falls. No. 1 - Lower Bartlett - The Intervale (Lower Bartlett) School, the only one-room school still in existence, is now a private residence. It is located on Route 16A in the Intervale area of Bartlett. That school was replaced with the Intervale Grammar School, built in 1938. This school educated the children of Intervale, Glen and Goodrich Falls until its closing in the late 1950s. That building, located in the lower left corner of the afghan (pic. below), still exists and now houses the Bartlett Town Hall and Town Offices. No. 2 - Glen - The Glen School was located on Route 302 approximately halfway between the Massa Schussers Ski Club and Jericho Road. It appears on the afghan thanks to Vivian Robinson Eastman and Isabelle Dana Crouse, who described the building as they recalled it when they attended school there. No. 3 - Garland Ridge - The Garland Ridge School was located along Stony Brook, which is located between the Attitash Ski Area and Roger’s Crossing, (the railroad crossing east of Bartlett Village). Thanks to Jean Garland, who provided us with an old photograph from the Library files, we were able to sketch a likeness of that one-room school house for the afghan. No. 4 - Kearsarge - The Kearsarge School was located on what is now known as Hurricane Mountain Road, approximately half way between Mt. Surprise Road and Timberline Road. In the late 1800s the building is said to have been moved across the street into Conway, and Bartlett paid Conway tuition for the Kearsarge children to attend school there. This arrangement was continued until the 1930s. A time-worn photograph of this school is located in the history files at the Bartlett Library. No. 5 - Hill Town - The Hill Town District is located on West Side Road, approximately two miles east of the Route 302/West Side Road intersection. (more info HILL TOWN ). All that remains of that settlement is an old graveyard and the evidence of a few of the homes. The descendants of Brian Hill and Priscilla Drown Ward, early settlers of that area, still live in Bartlett. According to the 1897 report, $15.00 was expended to move the old school and $331.96 for labor and materials was expended to build a new school in the Hill District. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate a photo of either of these buildings for the 2008 afghan. No. 6 - Goodrich Falls - The Goodrich Falls School was located on old Route 16 just south of the home formerly owned by the McGraw family. We now have a pretty good idea of school days at Goodrich Falls, thanks to Marion Morton Randall, quite possibly the last known person, now living, to attend that school. Special District No. 5 - Bartlett Village - Bartlett Village Grammar School (located in the upper right-hand corner of the afghan) was built circa 1880, renovated in 1896 and burned in February 1931. The building was replaced with another in 1932. That building, titled Bartlett Grammar/High School is located in the upper right corner on the afghan. Bartlett High School was built circa 1922-23 , and is located in the upper left corner of the afghan and called Bartlett High/Grammar School. It served in that capacity until circa 1949, when it became the grammar school. The high school moved into the grammar school building and was located there until its closing in 1958. This photo is captioned, "The Glen School". The large building appears to be the church so I assume the shack like building is the school. ? Any thoughts dear reader ??? THE OLD BARTLETT SCHOOL HOUSE on HURRICANE MOUNTAIN ROAD One of our 2018 Newsletters featured an article about this little remembered school on Hurricane Mountain Road, now a private residence. (Page 6) Thank you, BHS Board Director, J. Hadley Champlin & BHS Advisor, Anne Pillion for writing this story. Scroll down to page 6 to begin the story. ( This Postcard is the Bartlett High School in the mid 1920's. Good luck deciphering the handwriting. This photo is the Bartlett Elementary and Junior High School in the early 1960's. There was a gymnasium on the upper floor. Catholic Church and the Dudley house are on this side of railroad tracks. The Bellerose house is across the railroad tracks.. Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2 In the early years education did not rank very high in the priorities settlers assigned to surviving life in the wilderness. The general consensus was that there was not money, time or manpower to educate children. When Josiah Bartlett became Governor in 1805 he encouraged the State Legislature to enact School Districting, which essentially forced all of the State's communities to provide for the education of its populace. The State provided some funding for each district based on which ones needed it most, but the funding was never sufficient to cover all the costs. In the case of Bartlett, with its six districts, the voters were constantly arguing over how to divide up the funds. Raising tax money for schools was always a very difficult task and the tax collector had his work cut out for him to persuade folks to actually pay the taxes. In 1812 the town residents vetoed a proposal to raise $25 for wood to heat the school buildings and instead, each scholar would furnish his proportional share of the wood by his own labor for the ensuing winter. Most students had to travel a long distance to get to the schools and the method of transportation was entirely up to their own devices. In one case a "school-bus" was designed that consisted of a hollowed out pine log, painted blue. about twelve small children could be huddled into it and it was towed by horses or oxen. Even by 1860 the Carroll County Commissioners characterized most of the school buildings as miserable shanties or shabby huts. The endurance of these early settlers is emphasized by todays standards where a student is not expected to walk much further than the end of his own driveway and if heat cannot be provided then the school is closed. If a student were asked to bring his own fuel to heat the school there would certainly be an uprising! GlenSchool Intervale School hurricaneSchool GarlandRidgeSchool BHS Photo 1920 kearsargeSchool HilltownSchool GoodrichSchool VillageSchool SpecialSch1890 districting funding Shield The Shield was the High School Newsletter. 1958 marked the last graduating class. In 1959 the High School students were bussed to Kennett High School in Conway. This text was included in this issue of the Shield: School, by John Chandler Mr. Chandler attended Bartlett High School in the 1920's This article was written in the 1950's During the period during which the U.S. was developed considerable interest in providing educational facilities for students seeking high school diplomas. A few had been fortunate enough to avail themselves of higher education at schools in Conway, North Conway, Gorham (N.H.) and in Fryeburg and Portland, Me. After very careful planning, and having dredged all obvious alternatives, a small group of persons banded together to establish a two year high school. It was housed in the precinct building in Bartlett Village and a teacher was engaged to conduct classes in the subjects essential to meet State secondary schools standards. The first classes were held in September of 1922 , with 20 students enrolled. The teacher selected for this project was William Hounsell of Conway . This proved to be a very wise choice. He was an excellent teacher and was able to maintain discipline in difficult situations. He did a fine job in preparing the students for the final two years of high school. In September of 1924, a four year High School was established with a new building (part of the elementary school) and with William Hounsell as principal. The student body was made up mostly of underclassmen. Senior students were very limited in number. Inability of the older students to attend other schools after the two year program caused a spin-off into the job market and left only two potential senior students. When school opened in September, only one senior was enrolled. The other, (myself), having been elected captain of football at Kennett High School, and wishing to avail himself of this experience, decided to remain at Kennett . The situation changed when Christmas vacation rolled around and it appeared possible for this student to attend college, provided all resources were conserved toward that end. He therefore returned to Bartlett High School in January of 1925 to finish the year and graduate. This doubled the size of the first class of graduates from B.H.S. - from one to two! Both seniors went on to attend the University of New Hampshire as undergraduates. One went on to obtain advance degrees from Harvard University, while the other followed a career in electronics and aviation. After this lowly beginning, B.H.S. went on to successfully prepare students for advance study or life in an increasingly complex world. Bartlett High School numbers among its graduates persons who have successfully followed careers in business, science and research and persons who were later engaged in advancing education. Also included among B.H.S. graduates are many scattered about the world, among them are many high ranking military personnel. In the late 1950s, for economic and other reasons, the high school was discontinued and the students began to be bused to Kennett High School in Conway. This move made available to the students more varied curriculum's and modern facilities desirable to the learning process. Bartlett, in the opinion of one early graduate , can be justly proud of its young people’s accomplishments toward better education during the early 1920's. A careful study of the record seems to indicate that when it comes to a high school, big is not necessarily better. Mr. Chandler's Note: Bartlett High School graduates might be interested to know that William Hounsell (1898-1969) continued to further his career. He became the superintendent of schools in Penacook (N.H.) before he retired to Conway, where his widow, Hazel Towle Hounsell still makes her home. EdPettengill Hayes Schools Page 1 Schools Page 2

  • Membership-Join-Renew | bartlett nh history society

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  • First Settlers of Bartlett NH

    Stillings and Garland early settlers Bartlett, NH BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The Very Early Settlers of Bartlett 1780 - 1800 The French and Indian Wars fought in the 1700's and skirmishes with the British during this time were not of great global importance but they did set the stage for war heroes to obtain vast tracts of land as reward for their services to their various governments. Such were the times from 1765 to 1775 when then Governors Benning Wentworth and John Wentworth granted a combined 14,000 acres to Colonel Andrew McMillan, Captain William Stark, Lt Vere Royce, Adj Philip Bayley, Major James Gray, and Robert Furniss of the Royal Navy. Most of those who received such grants rarely settled on the land themselves. In 1790 this land became the Town of Bartlett. Most of these grantees had little interest in their land with the exception of William Stark who offered land to anyone who would come and settle. One might wonder if they considered their bequests as a "booby-prize" being isolated and uninhabited lands and nary a Pub for 70 miles ? (editors comment only.) Thus, around 1775 , arrived brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery along with Nathaniel Harriman. They settled in today's Jericho and their descendants live there to this day. John and Martha Pendexter arrived in the winter of 1776 and settled in the Intervale area and in 1777 came Daniel Fox, Paul Jilly and Captain Samuel Willey who all settled in the upper Bartlett area. Richard Garland came to Bartlett in 1783. A man of considerable stamina, he lived in the Hall Neighborhood near today's Sky Valley about a mile east of the Village. Joseph and Alice Pitman first settled in Harts Location and later moved to Bartlett. Alice is Martha Pendexter's sister. Jonathan Tasker, a revolutionary soldier arrived in Bartlett about 1789. Brothers, Obed and Ebenezer Hall, came from Madbury NH about 1788 and farmed in Upper Bartlett as well as operating a "house of entertainment" in the Village. By June 1790 Bartlett had become an Incorporated town. We today might have a hard time comprehending how difficult it was for our forbears to settle in an untamed wilderness. One may also wonder what thoughts motivated them to move from the relative comforts of southern New Hampshire to an area that offered little except isolation and hardship. They faced the perils of isolation , the fear of Indian raids, the ravages of wild beasts, the wrath of the rapid mountain torrents, the obstacles to communication which the vast wilderness interposed, — every form of discomfort and danger was apparently protection for these grand mountains as impassable barriers to intrusion and occupation. One man once went eighty miles on foot through the woods to a lower settlement for a bushel of salt, the scarcity of which had produced sickness and suffering, and returned with it on his back. Several of the earliest settlers lived for years without any neighbors for miles . One man was obliged to go ten miles to a mill, and would carry a bushel of corn on his shoulder, and take it back in meal. But often these brave men did not even have the corn to be ground : they were threatened with famine, and were obliged to send deputations thirty, fifty, and sixty miles to purchase grain. These families were tried by the freshets that tore up the rude bridges, swept off their barns, and even floated their houses on the meadows. On the Saco intervale, in the year 1800, a heavy rain swelled the river so that it destroyed every cabin and shed that had been built on it. They suffered much from the inadequate legislation of those early times, and their patience was often tried to the utmost, when they sent petition alter petition to the legislature without receiving an answer until years had passed. But these hardships, privations, and sufferings did not dwarf their intellects or diminish their physical powers, and a good character of solidity, intelligence, and industry has ever been connected with the inhabitants of this county. Men distinguished in the domains of law, literature, medicine, and science, with just pride, point to Carroll County as the place of their birth, while the county with equal pride claims them as her sons. Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey 1793 prominent citizens of Bartlett These Men, and the women who may have accompanied them, might be considered the founders of the Town of Bartlett. The names include: Richard Garland, Enoch Emery, Joseph Hall, Obed Hall, Levi Seavey, Samuel Seavey, Simon Seavey , John Scribner, Jonathan Seavey, James Rogers, Jonathan Place, isick Stanton. James Baset, Samuel Fall, Peter and Nicholas Stillings, Jonathan Tasker, John weeks, Jonathan Hutchins, John wooster, Humphrey Emery, John Pendexter, Joseph Pitman, Levi Chubbuck, george woodes, Thomas Spring, Timothy Walker. Joseph Pinkham, Joseph D. Pinkham. There were others whose lives did not include exceptional traits that would have made them memorable, and like the majority of people, their names are soon forgotten. In the 1780's there were less than 5 non Indian people residing in what is now Bartlett. Fifty years later in 1830 the population had grown to only 644 and to about 775 by 1860. It has taken another 159 years to reach our 2019 population of perhaps 3000 people. This low growth rate, at least by today's standards, demonstrates that only the adventuresome choose to live in this desolate wilderness. Early bridges were no match for raging rivers Details about some of The early pioneers of the 1790's French wentworth Stillings NicholasStill PeterStill 1796: Peter Stillings came to Bartlett in 1796 and settled in the extreme upper edge of Town on about 200 acres of land which included all of the land now occupied by Garland's Mountain Home Cabins as well as property on the north side of present day Rte 302. This land extended to the Town line of todays Harts Location and included Sawyers Rock. The land extended to include both sides of the Saco River. Peter's deed was given by George Hart. Later he sold half his land to his son, Samuel. Peter was married to Elizabeth Tuttle in 1770. They had four children, Nicholas in 1773, Peter Jr in 1774, Hannah in 1776 and Samuel in 1780. Samuel Born in March of 1780 . Samuel Stillings, the son of Peter, operated a wayside tavern on the site for about 40 years, probably from 1806 until 1846. In 1846, at the age of 66, Samuel sold his farm and Inn to his son, Nicholas . This rare1860 stereo-graph photo is believed (but not confirmed) to be the Upper Bartlett House or The Stillings Tavern and Stage Stop. It would have been located in the vicinity of today's Mountain Home Cabins on Rte 302. Titus Brown's Tavern was in this area 60 years before, about 1800. Titus Brown Tavern Nicholas Stillings, son of Samuel, may have been born sometime around 1815. He was a teamster who hauled produce from upper Coos County and Vermont to Portland and on the return trip brought salt. From this beginning, about 1835, Nicholas became first, a partner in The Abbott & Osgood Company, a stage line that ran from Conway to Crawford's, and later became the sole owner. Nicholas distinguished his stage company by using only matched gray horses to pull his stages. He operated this company for eleven years during the summer months and used his teams for logging operations during the winter. In 1846 he purchased his father's (Samuel) farm. By 1854 Nicholas had built The Upper Bartlett House , a two story inn, on his father's former farm and Inn. This was located on the north side of Rte 302 near today's Mountain Home Cabins and near the location of the previous Titus Brown Inn . During the brief existance of the Upper Bartlett House it became well known and respected for comfortable beds and good food. It was mentioned in the highly respected "Eastman's White Mountain Guide" Nicholas was a natural showman and hired storyteller's to entertain his guests, and he himself was known to spin many "tall tales", some of which may have actually been true. Nicholas was an energetic and ambitious man and in 1866 he moved to Jackson and in 1869 built a starch factory and a store in that town. In 1876 he built a hotel as well. It was named the Glen Ellis House . During his Bartlett years he served six terms as Selectman and was a State Representative in 1862. He was the recruiting officer in Bartlett to see that sufficient numbers of men were recruited for the Civil War. He himself was a Captain in the Militia. Source: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey nicholas Stillings Tavern upperBH Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879 THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 Garland From the book, "Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains": Richard Garland: In December of 1783 Richard Garland was one of only five inhabitants of this location and there were but few inhabitants within 36 miles. Dover was the closest town for purchasing provisions. At one point Mr Garland had a small farm cultivated and one of his neighbors offered him a team of horses if he could find a plow. Mr Garland then went 7 miles and borrowed the nearest one. He carried it home on his back, plowed all day and into the night, then carried the plow back. During this same day he went 2 miles to buy a 50 pound bale of hay, which he also carried home on his back. When Bartlett was incorporated in 1790 Mr Garland was the town's first constable and collector of taxes. Mr Garland also helped Captain Rosebrook in his endeavors to found a highway through the notch by bringing the first load of supplies (rum) through the notch to prove it could be done. And, from "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill Richard Garland was a soldier of the Revolution, a native of Dover, and lived to an advanced age, dying March 5,1853. His wife was Sarah Watson , of Rochester. Their eldest son, Eben , remained in Bartlett, and married Lydia Hayes , of Rochester. They had three sons, Alexis, Richard, and Otis (the two Latter died young), and four daughters. Alexis made his home in town and married. His four sons were: Benjamin C., Eben O., Richard A., and Fred E. Eben O. is a resident of Bartlett, and carries on merchandising and an Inn, The Garland in the upper Village.. December, 1783, Richard Garland, as he told Lucy Crawford, " was one inhabitant among five who came into that location, and there were but few inhabitants distance of thirty-six miles, mostly woods, and they were seventy-five miles from Dover , where they had to go for their provisions, and had them to draw in a hand-sleigh in the winter over a little bushed path, without a bridge. After several years Mr Garland had a small piece of land under cultivation. Tradition has it that at one time he walked seven miles to plow, as two of his neighbors would each lend him a horse. He carried the plow home on his back, then walked a mile and a half to buy hay. After a good day's work he returned the plow, then went home to his supper, having walked thirty miles. I've seen that the work of planting civilization here was not a holiday play, and the story of Mr Garland could he almost duplicated in the experience of any settler. Out of dangers, hardships, sufferings, and exposure, was loped a kindliness to others, and on this broad and liberal principle was civilization founded. The same spirit is a ruling passion with the descendants of the pioneers who live in town to-day. Another Version of the same story (1889). CAPTAIN NICHOLAS TUTTLE STILLINGS who was for many years well known as a successful business man BORN in Bartlett, April 1:'., 1818, and died in Jackson. Grandfather, Samuel Stillings , an early resident of Bartlett. located in the " Upper District." Samuel, Jr. in 1790 , and learned the trade of ship carpenter, but purchased a piece of wild land on the north side of Bartlett, where Waller Stanton now lives, and after developing it bought the J. B. Brown farm , and kept a wayside inn . Married Martha , daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Folsom) Tuttle. (Mr and .Mrs Tuttle were from Lee, moved to Eaton and then in 1816 to Hart's Location , and subsequently to Jefferson, where they lived out their last days.) The children of Samuel and .Martha (Tuttle) Stillings attaining maturity were: Nicholas T., Alfred, Miiin F., and Clarinda J., who married Elias M.- Hall , of Bartlett. Mr Stillings was an honest, industrious, hard-working farmer. He was never known to deviate from the strictest truth, and lost several lawsuits by telling the facts, without any attempt to omit, pervert, or mystify them. Politically he was a Democrat : religiously a Universalist, and he lived a good and useful life. He died in lStlS. his wife surviving him Nicholas T. Stillings attained a strong and robust physique in his home among the mountains and was noted for his great muscular strength. He worked for his father until his majority, then started in life on his own, purchasing a farm for seven hundred dollars on credit, his only capital being a pair of colts. However he soon took to himself a help- bright, vigorous woman, who with her willing hands helped turn wheels of honest labor with good results. Mr Stillings paid for his farm in seven years. He was obliged to work hard to do this, as money was and labor and stock brought small prices. He would go to Portland, buy a load of salt, and draw it to Vermont and Upper Coos, where he would dispose of it for part money and part produce, with which returned to Portland. In 1846 he bought the farm of his father, and kept a stage tavern until he moved to Jackson. (This house was burned in 1879.) He then commenced lumbering , and not long after purchased the stage-route from the Glen to the Crawford House, and dined the rs at his "hotel." He ran this line summers for eleven years, turning it only with the advent of the railroad. The horses he used in the winter, thus combining two enterprises very successful, a pair of " seven foot" oxen for forty dollars. And fully during his life continued to purchase and operate large tracts of timber. He had an energetic, active temperament was always ready for hard work and the promotion of new enterprises. In 1866 he built a Starch mill in Jackson, and in 1869 removed thither, and. with his daughter Sophronia, established a store as N. T. Stillings & Co . His next work was the building of the Glen Ellis House , which was opened for guests in 1876. This is a solid structure located near the Ellis river. When Mr Stillings was asked why he put so much work into it, and did it so thoroughly, he answered that he was going to build it to stand as a monument to show that he was once on earth . In August, 1839, Mr Stillings married Patience Stanton , daughter of William and Patience Jenkins . She was born in New Durham. August 1817. Their children were: Sophronia , (married Silas M. Thompson, and had one child, Harry Alonzo, born in 1884), who inherits many of her father's characteristics; Alonzo (nee.); Emeline (Mrs .lames Nute. of Bartlett). Democratic in politics, and often serving as selectman in Bartlett and Jackson, Mr Stillings was recognized as a keen business man possessing rare good judgment. He had great perseverance, and when he started an enterprise he invariably carried it through. He was public-spirited and generous toward anything that appeared to him just and right, but was never a time-server, and could not nor would not fall in with every scheme presented to him. He was a captain in the militia and a good disciplinarian. A strong, rugged character, he was one whose personality was in keeping with his surroundings, and impressed himself upon all who knew him. He will not soon he forgot ten. and few have done more tor the benefit of the town. Source: "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill fire1879 Richard Gar stanton More Stillings Story Anchor 10 Anchor 11 Anchor 12 This picture shows Mountain Home when James and Emeline Nute owned it. (James with the beard and his son with suit and tie), perhaps Emeline sitting on porch) They operated a large farm extending westward to Silver Springs, Eastward to about where The Bartlett Inn is located today and Northward to the Saco River. The farm also included what was then "Silver Spring Cottage" just a tad to the east on the opposite side of the street. This was formerly a part of the Stillings lands. The Nutes sold the pictured building and land to Clifton and Lucille Garland about 1930. Looks so idyllic - but the reality was much different. Chubbuck chubb Levi Chubbuck Born in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on 15 Aug 1761 to Jonathan Chubbuck and Hannah Marble. Levi Chubbuck passed away on 16 Jan 1832 in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire. During the American Revolution he enlisted for a year in 1776 as a fifer, and then re-enlisted for a full three-year tour of duty. He was wounded in his left knee by a musket ball. He was discharged in 1780 at the ripe old age of 19, where after he moved to Bedford, NH, to be with the rest of his family. He applied for a pension but was denied. He apparently got married in Bedford and then moved to Bartlett, NH, where he spent the rest of his life. Between 1785 and 1809 he fathered 12 children, 8 girls, 4 boys. He served Bartlett on a Committee to locate and layout roads in1793. He died comparatively young, but left a large family. His sons Levi and Barnet settled in town, Levi occupying his father's homestead. Hannah married John Thompson, of Conway; Sally married John Carlton; Betsey married a Walker: Jane married David Carlton. Levi the younger married Ann Davis, and had children: Edwin: George; Mary A. ; Emeline (married Hon. (i. W. M. Pitman) ; Rhoda (married Tobias Dinsmore). Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON -NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Captain Nicholas Tuttle Stillings is buried at the Jackson, NH cemetery Here is an interesting account of the 1834 Willey Slide and Rescue as told by Ebenezer Tasker, who was the son of a member of the rescue party. Names mentioned are Edward Melcher, Jonathan Rogers, Samuel Tuttle, Abram Allen, Samuel Stillings and Isaac Fall as members of the group. Reference to Judge Hall's Tavern and Tasker's 116 acre farm. This article was published in The New York Times, August 20, 1894. Here is a link to a PDF version of the story: New York Times Article NYTimes 1892 Map showing from town line at Harts Location to Chandler's Farm and another showing Center Bartlett and Jericho. Names indicate which family names from 100 years previous still had a presence in the town. You can see these high resolution maps in their entirety at the David Rumsey Map Collection here: Rumsey Maps Early Settlers Stillings - Garland - Chubbick Emery - Pitman Hall - Pendexter - Tasker - Seavey George - Gilly - Fox - Willey MapLowerB

  • History Bartlett NH village area

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Village Area of Bartlett First page Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Share Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Upper Bartlett Village in the mid 1950's. The outline of the Thermostat Factory is visible behind the cloud of smoke. Photo courtesy Alan Eliason. FOR THOSE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH BARTLETT, The Town is divided into several sub-communities and areas that in their entirety are The Town of Bartlett. The map shows the distinctive neighborhoods. Beginning at the west is The Upper Village, which is most notable for the Josiah Bartlett School. Glen is the central part of the town centering on the junction of Routes 16 & 302. Glen has several subsections, primarily Cooks Crossing (some refer to it as sucker brook) which is the upper section of the West Side Road . Goodrich Falls is the northern area that abuts the Town of Jackson. Jericho is located about a mile west of the Junction of Route 16 & 302 and it encompasses the Rocky Branch area. Intervale is the eastern part of Town beginning at about the junction of Rte 16A Resort Loop and ending at the Scenic Vista and the North Conway Town line. The westerly side of Hurricane Mountain Road up into Kearsarge is also part of Bartlett. This section begins in the upper village. there are five linked pages. Long before Attitash, there were very popular ski runs on Bear Mountain. This photo 1941 looks north towards Mt Washington. The Village was also home to Stanton Slopes, with a rope tow. It operated in the 40's and 50's. It was located in the cleared area about in the center of this picture. For a very good article about all the bartlett Ski Businesses in the early days, go to http://www.skimuseum.org Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879 THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 George Chappee, Tinker Ainsworth, Jimmy Clemons, with a not too happy looking deer. This house is on River Street near the VFW hall. Photo Courtesy of Maureen Hussey BearMtnSki StillingsFire chappeeTinker The Village was once dominated by the Railroad and most of the residents depended on it for their livelihood. The Village in those days had several restaurants, bars, a movie theatre, hotel and lodgings, a hardware store, several grocery stores and many other commercial activities. By contrast, it is a relatively peaceful village today. RRSta1908 GKHowardStore G.K. Howard Hardware Store, also on Albany Avenue. Later it was The Thermostat Factory. Going up Albany Ave towards Bear Notch Road it was just across the tracks on the left. Today there are some condo type units in the same spot. There was a building just before the tracks on the right that housed Wimpy Thurston's Grocery Store, later operated by the Jacobson's . The building looked similar to the GK howard Store but without the dormers. Today that site is an empty lot adjacent to the former Garland Inn , and as of 2019 the Hodgkins residence. 1951; Hanging out at the GK Howard Store are Vin at back left, Bucky (Rogerson?) front left, Peggy and Neal Trecarten. Granville K. Howard, Prominent Bartlett Resident Dies In the passing of Granville K. Howard on Nov. 17 at his home after a brief illness, Bartlett has lost one of its outstanding citizens. Born in Hartford, Vt ., in 1864, he was graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1886 and always kept up his interests in the activities of the college. In 1887 he married Nellie Bailey of Landgrove, Vt ., and two years later he moved to Bartlett . From that time until his retirement in 1946 he was active in business, conducting a general store. In 1912 he built the Howard Hotel , which is now known as Bartlett Hotel. Mr. Howard held many town offices, having served as selectman and as a member of the school board. He was instrumental in forming the Bartlett Water Precinct of which he was treasurer for 51 years. Always interested in the welfare of the town, one of his last acts was to give a plot of land opposite the hotel for a public park . For many years he was active in Osceola Lodge, I. O. O. F. , and was recently awarded his 50 year pin. His counsel and guidance will be missed by the many people who always found him a friend in time of need. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Bartlett Congregational Church.- The Reporter, Thursday, November 24, 1949 -pg 1 GK HowardDies Trecarten Across the Street from G.K HOWARD'S STORE IS THE BOOKER BUILDING ON ALBANY AVENUE. It housed Garland's Store, a Barbershop operated by Claude Dearborn. The Post Office was there until it moved down the street next door to Franklin George's "What Not Shop" by the Park. No Date was provided but probably in the 1945-1955 range. Garlands was a drug store, but also sold clothing, footwear and hardware. It was later operated by Joe Briggs. A rlene Hamel and another lady had a restaurant there as did Henrietta Trecarten and Evelyn Tibbets at a later date. There was also a Bakery on the lower level. If you knew of Stan Smearer and Jenny Sweeney , among others, lived in the apartments upstairs. BookerBldg HenriettaT Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 This picture at right shows the old General Thermostat Corp Building which was owned by a Mr Frank Reingruber. He lived on the upper floor. He had patented several various forms of thermostats from 1945 to 1971. He probably employed about 30 people. His building was the former G.K. Howard Store . He operated there from the early 1950's to the early 1960's. This editor does not know where he went after his factory closed however he had another thermostat patent approved in 1971, The backside of this July 1957 card (at right) is addressed to Mr Russ Hosmer in Wilmerding Penn. and the writer is one Alan T. There is mention of the Edaville Railroad and it sounds like Alan T was a scout looking for old railroad equipment to buy. Not that it has any bearing, but Wilmerding is home to the George Westinghouse Mansion. Thermostat 1983 Bartlett Village, School in foreground, Bartlett Hotel left side: Ed Pettengill: "I found this on the internet...it said Bartlett NH Aerial photo circa 1983...based on the new wing on the school, and the school bus parked by the garage, that's accurate within a year. The new wing was built around 1980 - I was in eighth grade when they were building it - so that's the oldest the picture could be. If anyone has pictures of Bartlett from either the Bear Notch overlooks, Attitash, or Cave Mountain or Hart's ledge, please post them. Those pictures of Bartlett from overhead are great". Editors Note, this is a Roger Marcoux Photo Aerial nute This picture shows Mountain Home when the Nutes owned it and operated a large farm extending westward to Silver Springs, Eastward to about where The Bartlett Inn is located today and Northward to the Saco River. They catered to guests who wanted to stay on a working farm for the summer. This picture shows the Nutes standing in front of their farmhouse. The notation on the back of the card is shown below. Nute Additions? Corrections? Mistakes? Just plain Lies? Please Tell the Website Editor Using the Contact Us Link in the Top Heading ! Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Village Area Page 2 Anchor 7 Anchor 2

  • Livermore Howarth PG2 | bartletthistory

    James Howarth Post Card Collection - 1919. PAGE 2 Bob Girouard obtained this collection of Post Cards and has also done some research on the cards author, James Frederick Howarth. Bob writes, "Boy, am I excited on what I'm sending you. Cost me a leg and an arm but they are mine and I get to share them with Bartlett, New Hampshire. These are postcards. Most pictures everyone has seen but what is totally fantastic is the writing on the backs of these cards." "They are written by James Frederick Howarth. Born Sept. 21,1872 in Boston Mass. He was the Clerk at the company store in Livermore who went on to become Manager of the Company store. On his Service registration card that he filled out on Sept. 12,1918 we find this information. He was 45 years old. Worked as a clerk at Livermore Mills (Livermore company store). His wife is Alice M. Howarth." "James, I noticed, likes to go by his middle name. He signs his name J. Fred Howarth. You will see this on the postcards. He was of medium height and of medium built. Has grey eyes and light brown hair. In my research of J. Fred I find this out. In a 1880 census he is 8 years old and has two other brothers. His father William is 34 and is a watch engraver. No information on J. Fred Howarth until 1900. The 1900 census says Boston but I believe as Fred writes on the postcards he is living in Roslindale Ma. This is right outside of Boston." "In 1900 we find J. Fred at his house on 100 Aldrich St. living with his wife Alice, his mother in law Mary E. Getchull, brother in law Frederick E. Getchull and sister in law Jennie F. Getchull. Boy seems J.Fred had a lot of patience. J. Fred is now a treasurer at a corporation." "In 1910 we find J. Fred still at the same house living with his wife, son Lawrence B. who is 3 years old, a daughter Marjorie who is 10 months old, and mother in law and sister in law. J. Fred is now a clerk at a food company." "In 1920 we have J. Fred Howarth on two census 1920 in Roslindale, Ma.in the same house and also in Livermore NH. On the 1920 Roslindale census J. Fred is with his family and mother in law and sister in law on occupation he is down as store manager. The Livermore census of 1920 J. Fed Howarth in living as a boarder. He is a boarder at 11 High St. in Livermore NH. On occupation he is down as Manager Grocery store." "You will see on the cards that he writes to his son, daughter and sister in law and wife. Some postcards were not mailed. These cards are from 1919. Two cards which weren't sent I would say were a little later than 1920. Wish they were dated. Seems the J. Fred Howarth family lived in Livermore at one time in the St. George's hall. After all this research you seem to get to know James Frederick Howarth a little. When the information trail ends...you kind of wonder whatever happened to Good Ole J. Fred?. These postcards and the 1920 census is about all we have left." "One last bit of Information we have is in the1930 census which I hated to see. The Howarth family is living at the 100 Aldrich St. Alice M. Howarth now 56 years old is widowed. Seems J. Fred passed away sometime between 1920 and 1930. Living with Alice M. Howarth are her son Lawrence B. at 23 years old,daughter Marjorie at 20 years old, Alice sister Jennie F. Gethull who is 45 years old and Alice mother Mary E. Gethull now 80 years old in 1930." "Well Enjoy the cards and information on the backs of these cards. It's a Husband, Father, Store Manager also a person who worked, lived, and explains in first had account to his family "Livermore New Hampshire" Enjoy!! Bob Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces James Howarth - Page 1 James Howarth - Page 2 May 7, 1919: This card addressed to Howarth's son, Lawrence, asks "How would you like to sail your boat here?" Reference to the Scudler House and Store visible in distance. St. Georges Hall. Mr Howarth describes the various sleeping arrangements and identifies his room above the bay window. May 7, 1919: Village Store at Livermore. Mr Howarth describes this as "where he has been straightening out things." May 7, 1919: Mt Tremont and Saunders House May 7, 1919: The Village Store with men hanging out on porch. Mr. Howarth refers to "a store being burnt before they built this last one." This photo is not part of the Howarth collection, but here it is anyway, Whiteface Road, Livermore NH In Peter Cranes dissertation about Livermore he asked Robert Shackford (In the 1960's he owned the Livermore tract of land that included the Saunders Mansion) if he knew where Whiteface Road was located. Shackford did not know. This postcard shows Whiteface Road and with the mountain reference points in the background one might be able to find the approximate location of this road that existed 100 years ago. The peak on the left, which is very faint behind the trees, has a shape very similar to Mt. Tremont. Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces James Howarth - Page 1 James Howarth - Page 2

  • Glen Area | bartletthistory

    Bartlett NH - Glen Junction area - 1952 aerial photo BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Glen Area Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge This picture was taken in the winter of 1952. If you live in Bartlett you probably drive through here everyday. Do you know where it is? Just a hint, the building at left center is the Storybook Motor Inn. Everyone knows where The Red Parka Pub is located. Well, it wasn't always a pub. It started life as a General Store in the 1940's. Nancy Grant Bartlett shared this information: In 1952, the building that is now the Red Parka Pub was my parents' general store. In 1965, they built Grant's (on the hill), and Conway Supply (Bun Lucy) rented the "old store". A year later (I think - maybe it was two), my parents built the shopping center and Conway Supply moved there. At that time, my parents rented the building to Dottie and Rick Roderick, and they opened it as the Red Parka Pub. A couple of years later, the Rodericks moved back to Massachusetts. Dewey & Jean Mark and Al & Lois Nelson then leased it from my parents, and eventually Dewey and Jean purchased it. The rest, as they say, is history.... More trivia - the house where Jen Forman lived was the station agent's house, and my great-grandfather, Frank Burnell, was the station agent. After Papa (my great-grandfather) died, the house was sold. I don't remember who bought it originally, but it was sold again in the 60's and became Vien na Lodge. The Vienna Lodge sign is also in the Pub at the Parka. My house (since 1968) is just before that. Redparka One more 60 year old memory has come in from Roger Marcoux of Bartlett: "Straight ahead through that left door on the back wall was where The Rifleman rifles were (toy gun) when it was Grant's Store, ( I know, because I got one) and just in front of that on the right was the cooler with 16 ounce Jic-Jac soda for a dime, which was a pretty crazy deal since Cokes were a nickel in Bartlett, plus a 2 cent deposit unless you drank it there, but you only got 6-1/4 ounces, and Pepsi was a dime for 12 ounces. It was also Carroll County Hardware at one point, before they moved that to main street in North Conway on the right side of the entrance to Reporter Court. I helped my dad paint that building." Red Parka Pub - 1970 burnell Glen Train Station and Post Office. Mr Burnell is standing next to the porch. dated 1909 Nancy Grant Bartlett sent this photo: "Here is my great-grandfather, Frank Burnell . He was the station agent in Glen and lived in the red house next door to my house." kensCoffee Top of Page Redparka burnell kensCoffee sanbornsstore storyland Cannellphotos Boulder coveredbridgeshop roadkill RoadKillCafe FrogRock PineGlen Lock Shop sanbornsstore storyland Roy Sanborn's Store in Glen, N.H. It closed in the mid 1960's and became Gabby's Pub. It later became The Ross Family's Margarita Grill. They called it MargaritaVille until the folks who already trademarked the name complained. As of this writing it is the Margarita Grill Restaurant, Across the Street from Patch's Marketplace. (2022) Thanks to Robert Gerouard for this picture. Storyland in Glen was founded in the early 1950's by Bob Morrell. That's a whole story in itself, that I will get around to one of these days. I would suppose this little map is from the very beginning days. I recall once when my family went there in the mid 1950's and my older brother "Hap", w ho was about ten years old, was studying the old fire truck they had there and wondered why the siren didn't work. Being a mechanical sort of kid he noticed that it was simply that the battery was disconnected and within five minutes he had it all connected and had the siren wailing. The Storyland management was not impressed. They didn't throw us out though. I have a dedicated page for Storyland at this LINK . Cannellphotos Cannell's in Glen about 1935. At this time the highway ran about 600 feet south of its current location in the Jericho Road area. The Cannell's that most 2000 era folks remember was at the Intervale Scenic Vista. They moved there from Glen in 1937. They closed the business in 2022. This post card was sent in by Diane Lambert and is labeled Cannell's, Glen, N.H. The cars in this picture suggest a time frame in the 1920's. The mountains in the background are suggestive of the area around the Intervale scenic vista...but the Cannell's did not move there until 1937. I think a closer investigation will reveal this is a southwesterly view from their Glen location. Small Running Title Boulder This 1900 era photo shows the Bartlett Boulder suspended by four smaller boulders. It was once a very visible attraction but in recent years trees grew up and houses were built. It is now in the backyard of a house opposite the Glen Warehouse. (Allen Road) I don't know how they feel about folks traipsing about to search it out. There is no sign, so that might be a hint they hope you don't find it.... (just my guess) The Bartlett Boulder is a large glacial erratic. The exact date when the Bartlett Boulder came to its final resting spot is unknown, but it is generally believed to have been deposited in its current location by a glacier during the last Ice Age, which ended about 11,700 years ago. The Bartlett Boulder is made of Conway granite, which is found about 30 miles to the north. This suggests that the boulder was transported by a glacier from its source to its current location. Glaciers can transport boulders of this size over long distances, and the Bartlett Boulder is a testament to the power of these massive ice sheets. The movement of the Bartlett Boulder is generally attributed to the Wisconsin glaciation, which occurred between 85,000 and 11,000 years ago. During this period, glaciers covered much of North America, including New England, and left behind many glacial features, such as moraines, drumlins, and erratics like the Bartlett Boulder. coveredbridgeshop The first covered bridge photo is sometime in the 1950's. Next one shows it as "The Shop In The Bridge". It was purchased from the Government for $1.00 by Jules Cassenelli who opened it as a shop in 1968-69. Mr Cassenelli was also the Bartlett Postmaster and lived on Company Hill (Albany Ave) in the Village. He also operated the movie theatre in North Conway. As of 2022 this location is called "The Covered Bridge Shop" and is part of a Bed n Breakfast next door. The lower photo is the backside of the postcard, dated Sep 24, 1969. The Road Kill Cafe - 1992 Was located just west of the West Side Road intersection. This area was known for many years as "Frog Rock". The frog was recently moved a hundred yards west to Norman Head's property. roadkill RoadKillCafe FrogRock Frog Rock Before, and after, it was the Roadkill Cafe the area was locally referred to as Frog Rock. Tom Luken , living in Colorado now (2026), tells me that his dad, Ed Sr, who fought in WW2 in 10th Mountain Division, built the house at frog rock. When his parents purchased the property in the mid 1960's, it was known as Pine Glen Cabins . Eddie Luken, the oldest son, served two tours in Vietnam. He headed west, married and had 3 boys. Vietnam took its toll on him mentally. PTSD. He passed in March, 2014, 3 days after his mom. Perhaps around 2015 the frog was moved a short distance west to the Norman Head property where it can still be seen to this day (2026). PineGlen Eddie Luken: 1967 Kennett High School graduation picture. Lock Shop The Lock Shop's background This item appeared in the Letters to the Editor of the Conway Daily Sun on September 10, 2009. — To the editor: I must correct some information in your article about Joe Thibodeau’s recent purchase of The Lock Shop [Conway Daily Sun Business section, Sept. 2, 2009]. My step-father, William Gimber, started The Lock Shop in North Conway. He owned the former gas station where the Connie Davis Watson park is now located. The garage was for gas sales and a mini-mart only. The service bay was where Bill originated The Lock Shop (that and his van). He ran it there until he purchased the location where Prompto Oil Change now is. You may remember there was a vacant retail space and a small laundromat. Bill then moved The Lock Shop to that location and ran it up until his passing in November 1975. There were two employees then, Doug Carr and John Stetson. Doug Carr, while a valuable employee, never owned either the business or the real estate. Doug and his wife Ruth, in their retirement, had built a house on Dundee Road a fter my father’s passing, I managed the business with the very capable help of Doug and John. Doug had already retired up here once and didn’t want to continue working any more. About that time, John started having some personal problems and the family decided it was time to sell. Mr. Charlie Albro had previously expressed some interest and we ended up negotiating a satisfactory agreement. He ran the business until he sold it to Bob and Maureen Day . Charlie Albro moved the business from North Conway to Conway when he purchased that mobile home park there in the rear and he subsequently sold to Bob Day. Don’t mean to be picky, but I hope this clarifies the situation for both you and Mr. Thibodeau. Again, Mr. Carr never owned the business. I still have some old Lock Shop memo pads with my father’s name on them. Norman J. Head Badger Realty LLC Jackson This item seems to be more about North Conway than Bartlett. It's included here because Bill Gimber owned The Woodshed in Glen. His Lock Shop van was often seen there. Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge

  • Sawyer River Railroad | bartletthistory

    Sawyer River Railroad History, Abandoned town of Livermore NH BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Sawyer River Railroad at Livermore, NH Sawyer River Station at Junction of P&O Railroad: 1908 on the left and 1971 on the right. Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces

  • Section Houses | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Crawford Notch section houses Railroad Section Houses of the Maine Central and P & O Railroads through Crawford Notch It is generally known that there were three popularly known Section houses in Crawford Notch. However, when the Portland and Ogdensburg opened the line there were many more houses, often in sight of each other. The dwelling most remembered is the famed Mt. Willard Section house . This fortress like building could be seen from US Route 302 along with Willey (pronounced willie not wylee) Brook Bridge, a double span deck girder bridge 104 feet long and 90 feet high at its highest point. The west end of the trestle was made of wood from 1875-1888. The entire bridge was replaced in 1905 with both spans of the bridge rolled out and the current new bridge being rolled in and the bridge reopened in 7 minutes!!!! and.......with no interruption in train service!! This building was located 83.54 miles from Portland, ME. Built in 1888 for the James Mitchell family it boarded section men that would work the most difficult section of the mountain line from Mile 82.5 miles from Portland to just east of Crawford’s Station: Section 129. In 1898 James Mitchell retired, at which time Joseph Monahan moved in as Section foreman until the summer of 1903, when Loring Evans and his wife Hattie set up housekeeping in the remote mountain dwelling. Loring was killed by accident in 1913 but Hattie stayed and boarded the section men until her retirement in 1941. In 1942 Hattie moved to one of her childrens residences in Maine where she died in 1954 at age 82, A recent Bartlett History newsletter featured the story of Hattie and the Evans Family. Read it here beginning on page 6. Researched and written by Scotty Mallett. Some photos on this page courtesy of Robert Girouard Sawyer River Station and Junction of The Sawyer River Railroad to Livermore. Sawyer River Station Section Houses on the way west through Crawford Notch 7 constructed by the P&O RR and 1 by the MEC. Name and Miles from Portland: *Sawyers River @ mile 74.8 (P&O) Section Foreman- 1888-1891 George Rich 1894-1902 John Stevens 1902-1903 Leslie Smith 1903-1905 George Murch 1905-1911 Merville Murch 1912-1927 John McCann 1927-1954-Robert Gardner Closed 1954 Carrigain Dwelling Carrigain Station and Town. The "dwelling" was about a mile west of this scene. Carrigain Dwelling @ mile 78.8 (later to become Willey house post office) (P&O) 1875-1894-? 1894-1896 Fred Pingree 1896-1940-Patrick McGee 1941-1973 Peter King 1973-1990 Private Dwelling Razed 1990 Avalanche Flag Stop later willey house Flag Stop *Avalanche flag stop @ mile 80.8 (P&O) 1875-1887 Anthony Swift *Willey House flag stop @ mile 80.9 (replaced Avalanche) 1870 - 1883 -Alfred Allen (Foreman, but Lived at Crawford House) 1887-1903 William Burnell 1903-1941 - Joe & Florence Monahan 1943-1953-Joseph Burke 1953-1965 Cornelius Griffin 1965-1976- Wellman Rowell Closed 1976 Burned by the Railroad 1988 Aldrige House @ mile 82.5(P&O) 1875-1894 Joseph Aldridge Closed unknown Guay Place @ mile 83 (P&O) 1875-1888 Forman Unknown monahanjoe Joe & Florence Monahan. Much has been written about the Evans Family who resided at the Mt Willard Section House yet we don't hear so much about others who raised their families next to the tracks. Joseph and Florence Monahan were one such couple who raised their six daughters at the Willie House Station Flagstop, two miles east of the Evans family. Joseph Monahan became foreman of Section 129 in 1898 and to ok up residence at the Mt. Willard Section House upon James Mitchell's retirement. Joe was "filling in" for Loring Evans, who was away for a trackmen's strike. In 1901, Joe married Florence Crawford Allen, the daughter of Alfred Mingay Allen, who was Section Foreman at Fabyan's (Fourth Division - Section 130). A.M. Allen later owned an Ice Cream Parlor and Gift Shop in Bretton Woods. The Monahans had one child while at Mt. Willard Section House: Gertrude born March 3, 1902. On the day Gertrude was born, it was too stormy to send the doctor to the house on the train, so they bundled Florence up and put her on the train to Fabyans, where Gert was delivered. In the summer of 1903, the Monahan family was moved to section 128 - Willey House Station, where the family was blessed with five more girls (Ethel, Hazel, Alyce, Doris and Agatha). Joe Monahan dubbed them his "super six"! The girls were very friendly with the Evans children, who now occupied the Mt. Willard Section House, about a mile west of the Monahan residence. Joe built them a playhouse in the backyard where the two Evans girls would visit and play with their dolls and toys in the little house. The Monahans were of the Catholic faith. There was no church nearby, so the priest would come to their home to perform mass. The residence was a busy place, housing the Post Office, Telegraph Office and 2 crewmen. Florence was appointed Postmaster in 1903. In addition to cooking and cleaning for the family and crew, she found time to serve on the Hart's Location Board of Education. Meanwhile, Joe served on the Town Board of Health, was a Road Agent, Supervisor of Checklist and was a Town Selectman for 22 years, beginning in 1905. In this remote building (which also served as a dwelling) the people of Hart's Location came here to vote. It was said that from mid-October to early April, the rays of the sun never touched this building. When the girls were old enough, they attended school at Bemis except during the winter months, when the teacher came to their residence twice a week. Eventually, all the children went to school in Fabyan, with the train serving as their school bus. Doris (born 1/1/1910), better known as Dot, would be the only child to remain in Hart's Location during her adult years. After Dot completed the sixth grade, she attended school at St. Johnsbury Vermont as a boarder. She was a graduate of Whitefield High School, Class of 1927 and went on to Concord Business School. She worked in Boston until 1928, when health problems forced her to return hom e. Dot married Peter King, section foreman at the Carrigain Section House. They had two children (Shirley and William "Bill"). Dot and Pete purchased the Carrigan dwelling in 1941. Dot took after her parents, becoming Postmaster and Town Clerk from 1935 to the 1970's. Many First in the Nation Presidential Election votes were cast around her dining table. Peter King died in 1956, and Dot moved to Bartlett. She married Robert "Bob" Jones (died 1975) and then married Ralph Clemons, who died in 1993. Dot continued to live in their Birch Street home until her death (7/21/2006). The Carrigain Dwelling remained in the family. Son Bill King purchased the residence from his mother in 1989, with plans to renovate. An inspection showed that the house had to be razed. A new log home was built on the site in 1990, where Bill and wife Carolyn lived comfortably. The Bartlett Historical Society featured an interview with Bill King in one of the Newsletters; h e nce, you may read the continuing story at this link: 2020 Newsletter, Go To Page 6. SOURCES: "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" -Marion L. Varney, 1997, Laurie Spackman & Sylvia Pinard: personal recollections. ( Laurie is Gertrude's granddaughter; Sylvia is Gerts daughter.) . Monahan pictures are attributed to the Pinard family collection. Notes: Only two of Joe and Flore nce's grandchildren survive today (2023) - Bill King and Laurie Spackman's mother, Sylvia Pinard of Lebanon, NH. They are first c ousins. No doubt, some may wond er how Mom, Dad, Six daughters and section crew boarders all fit inside this modestly sized dwelling? Imagine the housekeeping chore with coal burning monsters passing within a few feet, several times a day. This editor has no answer except that life and expectations are now vastly different than 100+ years ago. The Monahan family - 1915 Back Row: Ethel, Agatha, Florence, Joe Front Row: Hazel, Alyce, Dot and Gertrude Th e Monahan "Super-six". Gertrude, Ethel, Hazel, Aly ce , Doris and Agatha These are four of the Monahan's Grandchildren The first four Monahan Grandchildren: Left: Shirley and Bill King (Dot and Pete's children) Right: Eleanor and Joanne Pinard (Gertrude and Horace's children) kingpeter kingdot monahanGert Allen PLEASE NOTE; THIS WEBSITE IS OPTIMIZED FOR TABLET OR LAPTOPS, Content may be jumbled on a small phone screen...Sorry. Back Row: Eleanor Pinard, Hazel, Florence, Joe and unknown. Middle Row: Joanne Pinard, Gertrude Pinard, Ethel and Alyce. Front/crouching: Doris King, Shirley King and Agatha. Hazel has her arm around Eleanor (Florence's oldest granddaughter/Hazel's niece/Gert's oldest daughter) G ert is holding her daughter Joanne. Dot is holding her daughter Shirley. Below are Dick and Brother Joe Monahan at the Willey Residence. Undated photo courtesy of Bill King. Agatha Monahan Wallace (near age 100? not sure.) She died only 2 days shy of her 103rd birthday on December 31, 2016. The Youngest Daughter, Agatha, wrote her memories of "Happ enings Growing Up By The Railroad Tracks at Willey House" NOTE TO READER: Agatha w as 88 years old when she penned these words in 2001. The story has been typed for ease of reading. I have taken this from 13 1/2 pages of memories hand -written by Agatha “Babe” Monahan (then Wallace). I have stayed true to her spelling and grammar. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these memories; she lived them and this is a record of her memories and hers alone. Laurie Hammond Spackman - granddaughter of “Babe’s” eldest sister, Gertrude Willey House Station and flag stop through the years in various states of condition StoryAgtha Willey House Station also housed the post office and telegraph for Harts Location. Their first early morning Presidential election was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948 The first early morning Presidential election vote for Hart's Location was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948. Left to right, Mrs Macomber, Town Clerk, Douglas Macomber, Joseph Burke, Preston King, Alice Burke and son Merle, Mrs Morey and George Morey. . Willey House Station in its final years. By 1984, when these pictures were taken, it had declined to an irrecoverable condition. The railroad burned the building in 1988. A visitor today might still find the concrete foundation walls and bits of iron stuff laying about. The kitchen cook stove was "off in the woods" the last time I was there in 2004. But, since folks can rarely just leave stuff alone, it's probably gone by now. ("now" being 2019) The Foremans cottage The Foremans Cottage was located on the big curve that was built of granite blocks on the side of Mt. Willard. James Mitchell, his family and section men were the only inhabitants of this dwelling. It was located at Mile Post 84 just about 1/4 mile west of the Mt.Willard Dwelling. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchells "cottage" was built under the cliffs of Mt. Willard and on occasion, rock slides came through the house. The P&O tried to solve the rock problem by chaining some rock together. Thus the area became known as "Chained Rock". In 1887 after a horrifying night of rock slides, thunder, and lighting, Mr. Mitchell tenured his resignation. The famed Mt. Willard dwelling was built for The Mitchell's so Mr. Mitchell would stay on. He accepted the offer and did not retire until 1899. In 1887 Mr & Mrs Mitchell, two sons and a daughter moved into the Mt Willard House. The "Foremans Cottage " was torn down in 1888. The Foremans Cottage in 1875 with James Mitchell and his wife. Mt Willard Section House Mt Willard @ 83.5(Maine Central) 1888-1898- James Mitchell 1898-1903-Joe Monahan family 1903-1941- Loring Evans Family 1944-1950-O. Douglas Macomber 1951-1952-Quervis Strout 1954-1962-Thomas Sweeney 1963-1965-Wellman Rowell Closed 1965 Burned by the Railroad 1972 Mitchell Dwelling @ mile 84.0 (P & O) 1875-1888 James Mitchell ** If anyone can offer corrections to the dates and people listed, it would be of great help. All the names and dates above were taken by Scotty Mallett from the book “Harts Location” by Marion Varney Mt Willard Section House with Hattie Evans and her children. Perhaps 1920. Their homestead was actually a cheerier place than this photo might suggest. Additional photos are up at the top of this page. One of Our Newsletters includes a detailed article about the Evans Family. You can find it here, on page 6 Editors Note: Complete biographies of all the folks mentioned in this article can be found at Marion L. Varney's book, "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" - 1997 fireWillard On August 17, 1888 the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad was leased to the Maine Central Railroad for 999 years. Included in the lease were all section Houses, Stations, Locomotives and Rolling stock as well as personnel. I thought you might be interested in the value assigned to the buildings and furnishings from Intervale thru Crawford Notch. Remember, these are 1888 prices and 1888 spelling! Intervale Passenger Station $100 Desk, Chair and Baggage Truck $30 Glen Station Passenger Station and Freight House $500 Assorted Furniture $75 Bartlett Station $1000 Freight House $150 Engine House (6 pits) $1000 Repair Shop $100 Woodshed $100 Tank House $200 Furniture, Stoves, desks, Freight truck, Passenger Truck $100 Coal Derrick $50 Sawyer’s River Station Building $75 Bemis Brook Section House $400 Avalanche Section House $400 Tank House $200 Moor’s Brook (spelled Moor’s) Old Section House $300 Mt. Willard Section House $4000 Furniture, 1 room $50 Crawfords Station $100 Ticket case, Desk, Stove and Baggage Barrow $55 Total Intervale to Crawfords $9,385 The lease of the P&O was cancelled some 50 years later when the Maine Central bought the remaining shares. Editors note: If this $9385 was adjusted for inflation the amount would be $260,000 in 2018 dollars. 1966: "Helper" engines on the Frankenstein Trestle, probably returning to Bartlett Station. Source Material: Life by the Tracks, Virginia C. Downs - 1983 Hart's Location in Crawford Notch, Marion L. Varney - 1997 Some Photos on this page, and elsewhere on this web-site, are part of the Raymond W. Evans collection now owned by Robert Girouard. We extend our gratitude for his permission to use them as part of this and other stories. - - Dave Crawford Station: February 22, 1910 roster 1895 Railroad Division Roster

  • Newspapers & Publications | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS & PUBLICATIONS NEWSPAPERS: The White Mountain Reporter, later it was the Reporter Press. 1895 to 1978. Searchable by keyword: Thanks to Conway Public Library See 1895 TO 1993 Here The SIGNAL featured winter adventures in the Eastern Slope Region during the 1960's. Ski areas, people and events are all covered in a light hearted format. If you are of sufficient age you can re-live part of your youth. The advertising is almost as interesting as the topics. TAKE A LOOK - It's Free TOWN REPORTS We were asked where to find the Town Reports from previous years. This link will show the most recent report and others going back to 1880. See 1880 to 2025 Here Here's an example of the top heading of the December 31, 1925 Reporter.

  • RAILROADS 1c cover unused | bartletthistory

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  • Experimental Forest | bartlett nh history

    History of the Bartlett Experimental Forest at Bartlett New Hampshire. NH BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Bartlett Experimental Forest Bartlett Experimental Forest What's going on up in those woods? The Bartlett Experimental Forest is within the Saco Ranger District of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. It is managed by RWU-4155 of the Northern Research. Station. Research activities began at the Experimental Forest when it was established in 1931 and is 2,600 acres in size but will likely double in area with the forest plan revision that is being written. The BEF extends from the village of Bartlett in the Saco River valley at 680 ft to about 3,000 ft at its upper reaches. This particular site was chosen because it represented conditions (soils, elevation, climate, tree species composition) typical of many forested areas throughout New England and northern New York. The White Mountain National Forest , including the BEF, was purchased under the Weeks Act of 1911. In the late 19th century, the area was selectively logged for high value species, first eastern white pine and red spruce and later sugar maple and yellow birch. Logging railroads were laid and hardwood stands were clearcut for locomotive fuel. The lower third of the BEF was logged and some portions cleared for pasture. Upper portions were progressively less impacted with increasing elevation. Although fires are relatively rare, the 1938 hurricane did widespread damage. High grading resulted in more American beech, so when the beech scale-Nectria complex, or beech bark disease, arrived in the 1940s it caused substantial damage and continues to influence stand dynamics. An ice storm in 1998 was the most recent widespread natural disturbance, impacting mostly higher elevation stands. Occasional wind storms are common disturbances, but of relatively small scale. There are areas of old-growth northern hardwoods with beech, yellow birch, sugar maple, and eastern hemlock being the dominant species. Even-aged stands of red maple, paper birch, and aspen occupy sites that were once cleared. Red spruce stands cover the highest slopes. Eastern white pine is confined to the lowest elevations. In 1931-32 the Bartlett Forest was gridded with 500 permanent 0.1-ha square cruise plots spaced 200 by 100 meters apart. After an initial measurement of all woody stems larger than 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in diameter, a majority of the plots (441) were remeasured by 1-inch (2.54 centimeters) diameter classes and species in 1939-40 and again in 1991-92. This 60-year data set includes areas (55%) that were cut for experimental purposes using single-tree selection, diameter-limit cutting, group selection, clearcutting, shelterwood, and thinning. Another 45% of the Forest has not been harvested since at least 1890. The Forest has no history of recent fires, but a 1938 hurricane did substantial damage, particularly at the higher elevations, and the area sustained severe damage from beech-bark disease in the early 1940's. Two other natural disturbances may be occurring on this Forest: red spruce decline associated with acid deposition and migration of tree species upslope as a result of climate warming. Wildlife species on the Bartlett Experimental Forest depend on the array of surrounding forest and riparian habitats on the extensively forested mountain slopes. No forested and aquatic habitats are minor components of the overall landscape. At least 15 species of amphibians and reptiles, 90 bird species, and 35 mammalian species have been known to occur in the area throughout the year. Charismatic megafauna like moose and black bear can be seen: redback, spring and two-lined salamanders and wood frogs are also found, as well as a number of raptors (red-tailed hawk, goshawk, barred owl, and saw-whet owl), a variety of neotropical migratory birds, permanent residents (crossbills and redpolls); and an array of bats, small mammals, forest carnivores (weasels, fisher, bobcat), snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer. The most serious problem facing woodland managers in the Northeast is a lack of knowledge about the ecological relationships between wildlife habitat and forest management in northern hardwoods and associated ecosystems at various levels. This information is essential for integrating wildlife habitat maintenance and improvement with other forest management goals including timber production and maintenance of aesthetic qualities. If you would like to know more (alot more) please visit the US Forest Service Northern Research Station at this Address: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ne/newtown_square/publications/brochures/pdfs/experimental_forests/Bartlett.pdf Editors Note: This is the same place I lifted this little story from, but since our taxes are probably paying for most of it, I think it's OK 1938 Hurricane widespread damage No Horses Available? These guys have saved a lot of lugging by constructing this chute to slide the logs down hill to a central spot. Probably 1930's; Photographer Unknown. A BRIEF NOTE ABOUT THE SCALE OF THE 1938 HURRICANE: Cleaning up timber damaged by the Great 1938 Hurricane took years. The storm blew down so many trees that paper mills processed them for nine years. The blowdowns posed a dilemma: What to do with enough woody debris to nearly fill Rhode Island? And how to do it quickly enough so it didn’t set off tremendous forest fires? President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration to clean up the mess. It then took two years for the 50 CCC camps and 15,000 WPA workers in the region to finish the job. For 87 years, the Bartlett Experimental Forest has been a proving ground for almost every forestry treatment ever plausibly proposed for managing northern hardwoods. Vetting and spreading the best of these practices has been the life work of two scientists: Mariko Yamaskai and Bill Leak. Read the article at "Northern Woodlands". Northern Woodlands

  • Index E to H | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 E East Branch House and picture (Intervale 1880's) GO Eastern Slope Signal Newspapers from the 1960's GO Eastern Slope Ski Club (ESSC) GO Eastman, Opal, Over the River Letter - 1950 description GO Edaville - reference to on 1957 postcard GO Eisner, Judi - 1965 drawing- GO Eliason, Alan & Libby at Sky Valley GO Eliason, Alan - 1921-2013 - obit GO Eliason, Carl - Wisconsin, Patents first snowmobile GO Eliason, Dave - Interview - Life in Bartlett GO Eliason, Dave - Historical Society Website Editor GO Elkins Grant - To Become Livermore GO Elliot, MattGO Ellis River Cabins, Goodrich Falls Area - photos GO Elmcrest Inn, the GO Elmwood Inn, the GO Emerson Inn - pic GO Emerson, Robert - Obit GO Emery, Enoch & Humphry - family story GO Emery, Homer - purchases Livermore School house GO English Jack Off-Site-Link_AMC Outdoors GO Eudy, Ephraim - Leonards brother GO Eudy, Leonard M - Doctors Cemetery Location GO Eudy, Leonard M - His Life and Times and his picture... GO Evans Children, meet at Mt Willard house, 1968 GO Evans Family Reunion at Notchland-Mar1984-Mt Ear Paper GO Evans, Hattie - Family History GO Evans Homestead - burned by railroad, newspaper article GO Evans Homestead - Mt Willard House - magazine article GO Evans Homestead with steam train, photo taken by Ray Evans GO Evans Homestead, End of the Line, fire, 1972 GO Evans, Loring and Hattie burial site - Standish, Maine GO F Fairview Farm - pic GO Fairview Hotel - pictures and story GO Fat Cats Fast Food GO Field, Mountain - naming of GO Filip, Jan-Updated the Storybook Story GO Fire destroys Business District 1893 GO Fire destroys Rogers farm buildings - 1980 pics & newspaper GO Fire destroys Stillings Tavern 18 79 GO First settlers of Bartlett - 1770's to 1790's GO Fish, Margaret (Peg) Interview-Newsletter Page 7 GO Flynn, George - Gulf Station 1960's GO Foisey, Frank - Obit 1943 GO Foisey, PopGO Forbes, Clara and A l GO Forest, The - an Inn at upper Bartlett - pic GO Forest, The - the one in Intervale GO Forman, Barbara- obitGO Fosscroft Inn, Intervale - picture-Story GO Fox, Daniel - early setteler - GO Frankenstein Cliff - origination of name GO Frankenstein, Godfrey Nicholas - Short Bio GO Franklin, Phil - BHS President - GO French Indian Wars - Kick start to NH bequests GO French, Nathan Howe marries Mary Seavey, 1850 GO Frog Rock GO Furnalds - Rest a Bit Inn - Intervale GO G Garland, Alice Sullivan - obit GO Garland, Clifton & Lucille - Mountain Home Cabins GO Garland, Fred & Grace GO Garland, Eben - of Intervale & info from Daughter GO Garland,Eben at Garland Inn GO Garland, Eunice - obit GO Garland Inn - Upper Village GO Garland, Richard A. 1940 High School Reunion & Obit GO Garland, Richard 1756 GO Garland Ridge School District #3 - 1897 GO Garlands Tea Room - picture-brief description GO Garland, The - an Inn - picture GO Garland's Restaurant GO Garland's Store 1885 - demolished in 2003 GO Garon, A.E. Intervale Station Agent GO Gateway Cottages, the - pic GO General Thermostat Corp - picture GO George, Austin Moves Family to Passaconaway 1800 GO George, Austin Moves Family to Upper Bartlett 1814 GO George, Bert (Newsletter Interview Part 1) GO George, Bert (Newsletter Interview Part 2) GO George, Bert (Clarence Herbert) ObitGO George, family history and origins in Bartlett GO George family at the Albany Intervale 1800's GO George, Franklin & Almeida - Bartlett House Inn GO George, Franklin & Almeida - What Not Shop GO George, Franklin - Founds Bartlett Bank - 1890 GO George, Franklin - Path to Langdon summit 1877 GO George, Franklin - Selectman and Tax Collector GO George, Franklin 1856 GO George, Timothy - Farm GO Gilly, Paul - Chadbourne Bequest GO Gimber, William & Evelyn - Woodshed GO Glendennings Cabins - picture GO Glen Inn - After Stilphens - before Storybook GO Glen & Jackson Station, railroad 1912- the whole story GO Glen Depot - 1940 - picture GO Glen Junction and Downtown Glen - Eliason Photos 1952 GO Glen Junction 1952 - high res picture GO Glen Road - early photo GO Glen School District #2 - 1897 GO Glenwood by the Saco - Glen Lodging - pic and story GO Goff, Dick - Lady Blanche House Story GO Gonya, Richard E - obit GO Goodrich Falls - Pic GO Goodrich Falls Cabins = 1940's postcard GO Goodrich Falls School District #6 - 1897 GO Gosselin, Joe and Myrtle - Store Albany Ave GO Gothreau, Charles Christopher - obit GO Grant, Margaret - obit GO Grant's Store (Now Red Parka Pub 2023) GO Graves, Jerry and Carolyn - Pequawket House GO H Hall, family story and relatives GO Hall, Ida - Obed's Relative GO Hall, Joseph Seavy (builder of first Summit House on Mt Washington) GO Hall, Joseph Seavy-Upper Village GO Hall, Obed 1828 - Tavern GO Hall, Obed 1873 Early Pioneer GO Hall, Pleasant Valley Cottage - Postcard 1910 GO Hall's Tavern (Judge Hall's Tavern) reference to GO Halls Taver n - upper village - 1790 GO Hampshire House, the Intervale = picture GO Harts Location - 1900's Road Scenes - Postcards GO Hayes, Carroll GO Hayes, Ellen - Interview - Life in Bartlett GO Hayes, Hellen GO Hayes, Hellen - at Elmcrest Inn (Hayes Farm) GO Hayes, RoseMarie (Tootsie) obit GO Headlands Inn = Intervale - photos GO Head, Jonathan - obit GO Hebb Ralph M. - Bartlett Train Agent 1918 - 1939 GO Hebb, Raymond - Dad's Poem 80 yrs old GO Hebb Raymond Obituary GO Hebb Raymond - Recollections 1918-1939 Living in Bartlett GO Hid-a-Way - later the Buttonwood - Kearsarge GO Hill cemetery, Location - directions pictures GO Hill, Earl F (Gib), obituary GO Hill, Eugene - watchmaker, killed in landslide, 1936 GO Hill, Rita - obit GO Hilltown School District #5 - 1897 GO Hilltown School District GO Hilltown Slide 1936 - pictures and story GO Hilltown Great Killer Slide - Tom Eastman Article GO Hite O Land cabins, store Intervale GO Holiday Inn, the. 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  • History hotels | Village | bartlett nh history

    Historic Hotels Bartlett NH BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Lodgings in and Near the village area page 3 Back to page 1 Back to page 2 Share The Upper Bartlett Lodging section began its journey in the center of Bartlett Village and previous pages covered the lodging establishments westward to Silver Springs Tavern, then eastwards as far as Coles Cabins This section begins at Sweet's Farm and works it's way eastward to the Attitash area. In my haste, some of the establishments in this area including Obed Hall's farm, Sky Valley, and The Maple Dale, were covered on the previous two pages in this lodging section. Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map SweetsFarm Website editors note: As I continue working on this web site I have noticed that in the 1930's practically every establishment had gasoline pumps. In fact, between North Conway and the entrance to Crawford Notch there was a gas station just about every mile or two....and I have seen pictures of at least six active gas stations in Bartlett Village alone during the 1930's-40's. As late as 1970 the Village area had at least 5 operating gas and service stations. Now there are none. It also seems that practically everyone with a spare room was in the lodging business as well... Sweet's Farm Inn was located where the present day Skidaddlers Ski Club is now. It was owned and operated by George and Annie Sweet, who also operated the Gateway, about a mile west of Sweet's Farm, from 1890 until 1930. In 1918 George died of the flu and his Irish widow Annie continued to run the place with the help of her new husband, Luther Fernald. The Inn had 8 bedrooms in the main building and another 12 in the annex across the street. It also had an 8 car garage. One source says the Inn burned to the ground in 1938, but I remember an operating Inn being on that site well into the 1950's and Annie's daughter, Mary, lived in the annex for many years during the 1950's and 60's. I remember her because she drove a car with "LOVEY" on the license plate. As a young teenager I use to mow her grass occaisionally. About a half mile further east was Hellen Hayes Elmcrest Inn which operated until the early 1940's. It was later occupied by Carroll and Ellen (Sanborn) Hayes in the late 1950's. It still stands today across the street from the Villager Motel. Just up the street on the right Dot Stewart operated a small restaurant for a few years in the early 60's. It later became "Big Jim's Foot-Long Hot Dog Stand ". That building is now a part of the Villager Motel. In the 1800 - 1960 era nearly all the lands between The Elmcrest and Attitash were open farmlands. In fact, up to about 1960 there were few trees in either direction between Elmcrest and the Upper Village and all the way east to Roger's Crossing. This area had at least five good sized barns, all gone now. Elmcrest Inn BigJims Just past Attitash on the left was the Smith Hurst and later the Bell Hurst, and up to the early seventies it was the home of the Scarecrow Restaurant , which is now located in Intervale. For a time in the 1960's the building operated a Sauna and Health club , but apparently that concept was not ready for prime-time back then since it only lasted a year or two. If you search through the Eastern Slope Signal newspapers in the index of this web site you will find a picture of several boys frollicking in the snow after heating up in the steam room. The building burned in the 1980's and was replaced with the apartment building that is there today. The property was once owned by the Laughlin Family whose son died while climbing the ledges on Mt Stanton behind the house. Tragically Mrs Laughlin was watching from the back porch when he took his fatal plunge. The backside of the postcard dated 1938 is shown to the right. Much earlier William White's Tavern was in this general location, probably another half-mile further east. William White's Farm in 1814 consisted of about 65 acres in the vicinity of todays Fields of Attitash. William White was also a sucsessor to Obed Hall in his Bartlett Village Establishment. I have been unable to find any information about his establishment located at his farm, if in fact there ever was one. Smithhurst Laughlin WilliamWhite STILLINGS TAVERN AND THE UPPER BARTLETT HOUSE CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR OWN PAGES. Click on the names to go there. TITUS BROWN'S INN Upper Tavern Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map Historic Lodging Map Upper VillageHotels Lodging Page 1 Upper Village Lodging page 2 Upper Village Lodging page 3

  • Wrecks and Disasters | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Wrecks and Disasters 1922 - Wreck of the 380 - at Bemis - Washburn Wreck of the 380 1927 - Wreck of the 505 - Morse - Clemons Wreck of the 505 1952 - Wreck at Dismal Pool Wreck at Dismal Pool

  • Howard Bartlett Hotel Cave Mtn House | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Cave Mountain House The Howard Hotel The Bartlett Hotel CaveMtHouse First Hotel on This Site: The Cave Mountain House 1892 to 1905 - 13 years Historic Lodging Map THE CAVE MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1890 - 1905 was originally the summer home of one of the Jose brothers, owners of Bartlett Land and Lumber Company. The Hotel was purchased by Edgar Stevens in 1892. His specialty was entertaining the guests both at the Inn and with excursions through the mountains. Mr Stevens was a fabulous story-teller and enjoyed personally escorting his guests on wild rides through the mountains. The Inn's rooms were advertised as large and airy, with electric lights, hot and cold running water, and excellent views from most rooms. There was also a large farm connected with the hotel that provided fresh eggs, meat and vegetables. All this could be had for prices ranging from $7 to $12 per week. (in perspective, an average family earned about $35./ month in 1895) . On May 1, 1905 the Cave Mountain House and barn were totally destroyed by fire which started in the kitchen and a defective chimney aided in the ensuing inferno. The insured loss amounted to $10,875. This editor has found no information about what Mr Stevens did for the next nine years before his death in June 1914 at age 70. His grave is at the Fish Street Cemetery in North Fryeburg, Maine. The site remained empty until 1912 when the Howard Hotel was built on the same site. EDGAR AUGUSTUS STEVENS, proprietor of the Cave Mountain House at Bartlett, was born December 16, 1844, in Shelburne, N. H. . Edgar A. Stevens obtained his education in the common schools of Shelburne, after which he assisted his father on the farm until after the breaking out of the Civil War. Enlisting in 1863 in Company A, Eleventh Maine Volunteer Infantry, which was subsequently a part of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, he participated in the battle of Ball's Bluff, the engagement at Hatcher's Run, where he was wounded in the foot, and at the siege of Richmond. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1866 as Orderly Sergeant. During the next three years Mr. Stevens was employed in a saw-mill at Berlin, N.H., and was later fireman for two years on the Grand Trunk Railroad. position on the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail Accepting in 1871 a similar road, he was employed as fireman until 1873, when he was promoted to the position of engineer, which he retained for twenty-one years. Coming to Bartlett in 1892, he purchased the Cave Mountain House, a small hotel containing but twelve rooms. This he has enlarged to a house of thirty-four rooms, with good accommodations for fifty guests, and has further improved it by putting in steam heat and electric lights. A pleasant host, attentive and accommodating, he has won an excellent patronage, many people of note visiting the house each summer, among whom may be mentioned Edward Everett Hale and family, the Rev. Mr. White, of Brookline, Mass., the Rev. Mr. Fay, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and numerous others. Mr. Stevens was a member of Ossola Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has held all the chairs; of Grant Post, No. 91, G. A. R., of Glen, which he has served as Commander; and of the Masonic order, in Fraternally, in which he has taken the thirty-second degree. In 1873, Mr. Stevens married Abbie T. Lewis, of Conway, and they had two children, namely: Bertha May, born November 12, 1879, who is a student in Wellesley College; and Blanche Louise , born May 1881, a graduate of Brewster Academy, who is now fitting herself for the profession of a music teacher. Stevens JOSE HowardHotel The Howard Hotel 1912 - 1947 - 35 years GKHowardObit The Howard Hotel Circa 1912 The Cave Mountain House burned in 1905 and was rebuilt as The Howard Hotel. Owned by G.K. Howard and managed by William Irish it opened on July 1, 1912. It was a first class hotel in its prime. Every room on the second and third floor connected with a bathroom, hot and cold water, and a room telephone to the front desk. The dining room seated 75 people. It provided drivers. The Howard enjoyed a long successful life and by the 1930's the rates started at $5.00 per day and $25.00 per week. These rates put it on a par with most of the other first class hotels in the area. See the original 1912 sales brochure for the Howard Hotel Below In December 1947 The hotel was purchased by Matt Elliot and Reland T. Hart and renamed the Bartlett Hotel. Matt operated the Hotel until his death in 1985. Considering Matt was there for 38 years there is scant information about him. In 1985 the Hotel was purchased by the Arthur and Chip Yannone of Brockton Massachusetts. They began a renovation of the hotel but in the winter of 1989 the Hotel was destroyed by fire caused while thawing frozen pipes. Source credit: The Latchstring was Always Out Aileen M. Carroll - 1994 Photo Below is G.K. Howard; Photo at right shows Mr. Howard and John O'Connell Granville K. Howard, Prominent Bartlett Resident Dies In the passing of Granville K. Howard on Nov. 17, 1949, at his home after a brief illness, Bartlett has lost one of its outstanding citizens. Born in Hartford, Vt., in 1864, he was graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1886 and always kept up his interests in the activities of the college. In 1887 he married Nellie Bailey of Landgrove, Vt ., and two years later he moved to Bartlett. From that time until his retirement in 1946 he was active in business, conducting a general store. In 1912 he built the Howard Hotel, which is now known as Bartlett Hotel. Mr. Howard held many town offices, having served as selectman and as a member of the school board. He was instrumental in forming the Bartlett Water Precinct of which he was treasurer for 51 years. Always interested in the welfare of the town, one of his last acts was to give a plot of land opposite the hotel for a public park. For many years he was active in Osceola Lodge, I. O. O. F., and was recently awarded his 50 year pin. His counsel and guidance will be missed by the many people who always found him a friend in time of need. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Bartlett Congregational Church.- The Reporter, Thursday, November 24, 1949 -pg 1 oconnell gk howard The Howard Sales Brochure Opening July 1, 1912 brochure The Howard - Circa 1930's The Bartlett Hotel 1947 to 1989 - 42 Years The Howard Hotel was purchased by Matt Elliott and Realand Hart in 1947. They renamed it the Bartlett Hotel. Unlike Mr Stevens of the Cave Mountain House and GK Howard of the Howard Hotel, this editor has found scant biographical or personal information about Elliott or Hart. Mr Elliott had a son, Edward M. Elliott, "Bert" who was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1957. His mother was Lottie Rounds Elliott and it seems she lived in Lynn, Ma. while Bert spent most of his younger years in Bartlett with his Dad, graduating from Kennett High School in 1976. Bert died of cancer in 2023 at Lynn, Ma. Mr. Hart eventually sold his share to Mr. Elliott but this editor has yet to find the details of that transaction nor what Mr Hart did subsequently. Matt operated the Hotel until his death in 1985 at which time it was purchased by the Yannones of Brockton Massachusetts. However, its days were numbered since in the winter of 1989 the Hotel was destroyed by fire caused while thawing frozen pipes. Source credit: The Latchstring was Always Out Aileen M. Carroll Fire Bartlett Hotel Circa 1970 Bartlett Hotel Circa 1950 Aftermath - March 1989 - Fire started at the left side from thawing frozen pipes. Hebert's Seafood Restaurant had been in the building for only a year or two. Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map

  • Garlands Store Demo | bartletthistory

    , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The 1885 Store of E.O. Garland Demolished The Store is the building at left, White building is the IOOF Hall and the Hellen Hayes house Harold & Edith Jacobson. Son, Arthur, died in 2024 This building was originally known as Garland's Store on Albany Avenue. In more recent times it was a grocery store operated by Mr Wimpy Thurston followed by the Gosselins, Joe and Myrtle and their two kids David and Sue. Mr Ryle ran a kindergarten upstairs. Next, and final, operators of this store were Harold and Edith Jacobson and their son Arthur. After the Jacobson's gave up the business the property sat vacant for a time during which a zoning ordinance was enacted that made this area residential. A business no longer permitted, the building sat vacant until the Hodgkins family next door purchased it and due to deterioration the building was razed in October 2003. The vacant land is still owned by the Hodgkins, who live next door. Sorry,, this PDF is a tad faded

  • MAPS / old and new | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Maps: historic and current Do You Like Old Maps? If you like old maps this page is for you. The David Rumsey Collection includes high resolution maps for many areas and many time periods. We have also found other historic maps from various sources. The Harts Location Website has included an Axis-Gis map which is current. It shows property lines, owners, water and soil resources. It's a fascinating experience. THESE WILL KEEP YOU BUSY FOR A WHILE: 1. High Quality Map of Bartlett (and other places) from the David Rumsey Map Collection; This one shows The Town of Bartlett in 1892 with many residences identified by occupant name. It shows present day Cobb Farm Road crossing the river in the area of Sawyers Rock and joining Rte 302. It shows the location of the Garland Ridge School on Stony Brook, The Hilltown School on West Side Road. Take a look and see who lived in your general area before you. This link will take you there. (unpredictable off site link, slow at times) Bartlett Historical Society Museum has a copy of the entire Atlas from which the above map was derived...donated by George Howard of Glen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. This 1796 Map shows Vere Royse and Tho Chadbourne as the principal owners of the majority of the Upper Bartlett and Harts Location Area. Click Here to see the 1796 Map. Very good resolution, zoom in to see the trees (almost). Captain Vere Royse was a soldier and surveyor and at one time served as surveyor-general of the Province of New Hampshire. He made charter maps for many White Mountains towns, including Chatham, Bartlett and Bretton Woods. In 1769 He was granted 2000 acres near the Saco river between Glen and Bartlett; This encompassed the area from present Day Harts Location Town Line and Rogers Crossing. The land was given for his services "during the late war in North America," but Captain Royse never settled here. The peak west of Evan Notch and nearby East Royse were named for him. The name Royse Mountain appeared on Samuel Holland's 1784 map. Thomas Chadbourne was born in Berwick Maine,March 26, 1736, the son of William and Mary Chadbourne. His Grant of 3000 acres is part of the area today know as Harts Location. Between 1772 and 1775 Mr Chadbourne sold his grant to Richard Hart. Mr Chadbourne was also granted acreage in Conway in 1773, where he settled and built the first framed house in that town. He married Hannah Long of Portsmouth in January 1758 and fathered eight children. He died on March 7, 1810. More Information can be obtained from the book "Harts Location in Crawford Notch" by Marion L Varney published in 1997. List of Maps We Have Found: Map, Bartlett 1892, high resolution, Rumsey Map GO sometimes this site is a bit persnickety Map, Collection of 25 early maps at WM History.org (not well maintained) GO Map, Historic Lodging Establishments, Some From 200 Years Ago GO Map, State, 1796 high resolution - Rumsey Map Collection. Very detailed GO AXIS GIS MAP _ HARTS LOCATION - INCLUDES BARTLETT. THIS IS A HIGH RESOLUTION MAP SHOWING PROPERTY LINES, WATER RESOURCES, SOIL TYPES AND MORE. IT CAN EVEN TELL YOU WHO OWNS VARIOUS ADDRESSES. A FASCINATING EXPERIENCE. THIS MAP IS PART OF THE HARTS LOCATION WEBSITE WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK. MapCarta offers a large collection of satellite maps that are both zoomable and have good resolution. Chadbourne Anchor 2 MT Royse Hart Ryce Bartlett Area - 1892 - collection Click the map for a large size you can see Bartlett Village to West Side Road - 1892 Rogers Crossing to Glen and West Side Road -1892- Glen to the Jackson Town Line - 1892 - Thorn Hill Road and Dundee - 1892 - Intervale Area -1892- Albany Area at Bear Notch Road Terminus - 1892 - Cobb Farm Road Showing bridge across the Saco out to route 302 - 1892 - Bartlett Area Royse and Chadbourne Received Land Grants, 5000 acres - There Wasn't Much in the way of Neighbors...or Residents 1796 Peg Mill Area - 1910 - Saco Valley Railroad 1892 Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Network - not dated - Bartlett Map with Points of Interest...Part of map is missing Library of Congress: Image 1 and 2 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1897. Click the image to go to the library and view the "zoomable" maps fire map There's always more to find

  • Jericho | bartletthistory

    Jericho Area of Bartlett this page under construction Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Jericho MAP The Jericho area is the left center area of this 1890's map of Bartlett. It generally follows the Rocky Branch River. Maple Mtn Logging The caption is difficult to read, but it says "Hauling Timber by 2000 foot cable" "Maple Mountain Rocky Branch 1914" Anyone out there care to share any stories about this adventure? E-mail them to me. Use the "Contact" link above Buster Parker Brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery were among the first settlers to arrive in 1784. They accepted an offer from William Stark, who had been granted 3000 acres from Governor Wentworth, to homestead on part of the land. Their little area was originally known as Starks Location. In later times it became known as Jericho. Read Their Story HERE The Parker Family have occupied Jericho for many decades. This is Buster Parker and Family, perhaps 1980's ? Do you have any stories or remembrances of Jericho ? Tell me. Anchor 1

  • Obituaries L-M | bartletthistory

    , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Jack O. Lyons, formerly of Jackson and Bartlett, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2009 in Tucson, Ariz., just shy of his 91st birthday. Born at Camp Grant in Rockford, Ill., July 30, 1918, while his father was away in World War I, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. Earl L. Lyons and Blanche Odiorne, both originally from Springfield, Ill. As an “army brat,” Lyons and his sister grew up all over the United States, including Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. where he got to exercise and care for the base horses, College Station, Texas where his father taught ROTC at Texas A&M, and Scofield Barracks in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he claimed to have been an original Surfer Boy with his hollow wood surfboard with his wire-haired Terrier, Pat, on the front. Later, they moved to Fisher’s Island off the coast of New York, where he acquired his love of sailing. He started high school in Honolulu, but graduated from St. Johns Military Academy in Wisconsin, in preparation for West Point. As the son of a career Army officer, his future was all mapped out. But fate stepped in when he became seriously ill in his senior year. He was treated with experimental antibiotics in a military hospital, which ruined his eyesight. With West Point out of the question, Lyons headed out to the southwestern University of Arizona, where he’d heard “they’ll take anyone!” There he majored in Civil Engineering, played polo, and met his future wife Josephine (Jo) Harrington, of Chestnut Hill, Mass. and Tucson, Ariz. He graduated from University of Arizona in the spring of 1942. He married Jo in Marion, Mass. on June 1 of the same year. They began their marriage in Montclair, N.J., where their first son Peter was born. Being a civil engineer meant that the family followed the construction projects, and moved around almost as much as he had as a child, much to Jo’s chagrin. She wanted to live around Boston, so Lyons tried to support the family by driving a Taxi Cab in Cambridge where their daughter Heidi was born. But the building boom of the 1940s was calling, and Lyons got an engineering job with the Maxon Construction Co. in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and the family moved there in 1949. There two more children were born, Seth and Deborah. Life was good, full of out door activities with the Smoky Mountains in their backyard. Virtually every weekend the young family headed out for sailing, swimming, tubing, hiking and sightseeing. In 1955, the company wanted to send Lyons to a job in Kansas. Lyons said he’d lived in Kansas once and didn’t see any reason to do it again, and the family headed back to New England, much to Jo’s pleasure! But instead of moving back to the Boston area, as Jo had hoped, the family landed in Jackson, where Lyons began working for a company doing wind tunnel experiments on top of Mount Washington. It was a job he loved, but it kept him away from home for weeks at a time, leaving Jo home alone with now five children, son Mark having been born in North Conway shortly after they arrived in the valley. He, and most of the children, loved the country life in Jackson. City girl Jo just did not. When the project on Mount Washington ended, Jo said, “Get me out of here, or I’m leaving!” He didn’t, and she did. Eventually, Lyons had to leave his beloved Jackson to take a job with Kordite (later Mobil Chemical) in Rochester, N.Y. where he met his second wife Barbara Klock, and had two more children, Gregory and Sarah. That marriage ended shortly before Lyons had to take early retirement in 1977. He was no longer able to read blueprints with his failing eyesight. He moved back to Jackson to live in the cottage that the children had built in the summer of 1974, on a small patch of land he had kept on Carter Notch Road, where he lived until 2001. During his retirement, he kept himself busy. He used to say, “I’m so busy, I don’t know how I ever found time to work.” During this time he made many, many friends, young and old, and was a permanent fixture on the Jackson scene, helping and being helped by all. As always, there was a trusty canine friend by his side, Ozzie being the last. After the fire in 2001, Lyons moved to Bartlett to live with Debby, just down the road from his dear friend Patty Belcik. There he could ride his bike on flat land. He didn’t have to walk back up the hill to get home. He lived there happily until it was decided it would be best to be in a warmer climate. Daughter Heidi had moved to Tucson, Ariz., and Lyons went to live with her and her husband in the Fall of 2006, where he was never cold again! At the 2006 Homecoming at the University of Arizona, he was the second oldest graduate in attendance! He is survived by his sister, Bette Sisson of Kennett Square, Pa., five children, Heidi Liska of Tucson, Ariz., Deborah Lyons of Bartlett, Mark Lyons of Glen, Sarah Lyons of Poland, Maine, and Gregory Lyons of Rochester, N.Y., five grandchildren, Brian and Colin Daughtrey, sons of Heidi, Dorian James, son of Deborah, and Zachary and Natasha Laskowski, children of Sarah, and two great-grandchildren, Brandon Daughtrey, son of Colin, and Makena Montero, daughter of Dorian, and nieces Karen Marshall of Kennett Square, Pa. and Liz Dolphin of Stamford, Conn., and five grand-nieces and nephews in Kennett Square. A memorial service will be held at the Shannon Door at noon on Sunday July 26, 2009. Please bring stories, pictures and memories. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Gibson Center in North Conway or the Jackson Public Library. Edie Rose Labbe, 72, of Intervale died August 25, 2010 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She was born at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway and lived in the town of Bartlett all her life. She was the daughter of Robert Randall Chandler and Lilah Alice Garland. Edie attended Josiah Bartlett School and later took several college courses at Kennett High School. She loved learning, and if she did not know something, she would search until she found the answer. Her unrealized dream was to be a teacher. She worked at several places including The Wooden Soldier, JV Components, The Peg Mill, Whitney’s, Christmas Farm Inn and The Seasons. Her hobbies were cooking, drawing, painting, photography, and singing. She loved math, trivia, sudoku, and crossword puzzles. She was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox. She was very patriotic and a member of The American Legion Unit 95 Auxiliary in which she served as the secretary for two terms. She later transferred to Unit 200. She has been an auxiliary member for a total of 26 years. She leaves behind a daughter Katherine Labbe of Wichita, Kansas, a son Roger Labbe, Jr of Golden, Colo., a grandson, Ryan, also of Kansas; two brothers, Michael Chandler of Glen and Lloyd Chandler of Bartlett; five sisters, Yvonne Hatfield of Washington, Mary Hall of Glen, Joanne Lufkin of Glen, Judy Chandler of Washington, Jeanne Chandler of Glen, along with numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She also leaves her long time friend Albert Graves of Stow, Maine. She was predeceased by her father and mother, two brothers Ralph Chandler of Glen and Derrill Chandler of Palmyra, Maine, of whom she considered to be her best friend. At her request, there will be no visiting hours or service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Gibson Center or Jen’s Friends. Peter Limmer Jr. 79, of Intervale, died June 15, 2000, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway after a long illness. A devoted father and husband, he was born in Vachendorf, Bavaria-Germany, the son of Peter Limmer Sr. and Maria (Buecherl) Limmer. He was predeceased by his brother, Francis Limmer, in 1997. Peter served with distinction at Roosevelt Field in Amarillo, Texas, and Maxwell Field in Cortland, Ala., and attained the rank of staff sergeant and crew chief of six B-29s in the Strategetic Air Command. After his tour he joined his father in the custom footwear business in Jamaica Plains, Mass. As the family came from the mountains in Germany, they decided to relocate to the Mount Washington Valley in 1950. They purchased the Harmony Acres property and continued the business. Peter Jr. was active in the community and served on several boards: the Bartlett School Board, the Bartlett Planning Board, board of directors at the Gibson Center, a deacon at the Congregational Church and with the board of the Reverence for Life Center. He was also involved with the Boy Scouts and Civil Air Patrol. He is survived by his wife Marianne; daughter Anita Collins; son Peter and wife Jeanne Limber; son Erik Limmer; grandchildren Heather and Brian Collins and Trevor and Lucas Limmer; and many friends. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held today at 10 a.m. at the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway. Rev. William Gardiner officiating. Donations may be sent to First Church of Christ Congregational, P.O. Box 401, North Conway, NH 03860. Robert Michael Lynn, 62, of Glen, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on June 16, 1948 to Doris E. and William B. Lynn. With his family, he moved often during his youth as a necessity of his father’s position with General Electric. Eventually the family settled in the Dover area. It was at this time that Mike first visited North Conway and found a love for skiing and the mountains that would last his entire life. Mike graduated from Tilton Academy in Tilton and attended the University on New Hampshire before permanently relocating to North Conway where he launched his career as a speculative builder and developer. Mike made friends easily and often throughout his life. With his young family, including his former wife, Barbara, and sons, Geoffrey and Benjamin, Mike soon became a well respected and popular figure in the Mount Washington Valley. As a builder, Mike found a natural talent for design and envisioning the finished product. He was passionate about all aspects of his projects, from breaking ground to the final touches. In the winter months when he wasn’t building, he took to the slopes, first as a member of the Wildcat Mountain ski patrol and later as a Professional Ski Instructors of America certifi ed ski instructor at the Hannes Schneider Ski School at Cranmore. Also, many people remember Mike and Barbara as the directors of the Eastern Slope Ski Club Alpine Junior Programw here he taught countless young people how to enjoy the sport he so dearly loved. As a father, Mike was a tireless supporter and coach of his sons’ sports and activities. It was a very rare occasion that he would miss any event in which one of his boys was participating. Mike was a very active person and was always up before the sun to make the most of his days. His love of the outdoors never diminished; even after a hiking accident in Crawford Notch in 2003, which left him with a significant physical challenge. Later on he would do his best to instill his life’s passions into his cherished grandkids. Mike was an incredibly generous and kind man to all who were closest to him. Mike was predeceased in death by his son, Geoffrey Michael Lynn. He leaves behind his son, Benjamin and daughter-in-law, Kasia Lynn, of Severna Park, Md.; his friend and former wife, Barbara Lynn, of North Conway; his dear sister, Jodi Elizabeth and her husband, Ed Hickey, of Glen; his brother, William R. Lynn and partner, Mary McEwan, of Isle of Palms, S.C.; grandchildren include Celia Katherine and Nathaniel Orne Lynn, of North Conway, and Daniel P. and Adam G. Lynn, of Severna Park; Mike’s nieces and nephews, Alison Hickey Moore, of Intervale, Debbie Lynn Gallucci, of Concord, Kevin Dayton Hickey, of Conway, and William Philip Lynn of Chicago. The family is very appreciative of the support they have received from all who knew Mike. There will be a church service on Friday, April 15, at 1 p.m. at the North Conway Congregational Church. In lieu of fl owers, a remembrance in his name to the Eastern Slope Ski Club would be meaningful. The family would also ask for anyone familiar with his kind heart and infectious laugh to keep a fond memory of Mike close to them. Marion J. Morton Mother of area man Marion J. Morton, 69, of Whitman Wood, North Conway died Friday July 4, 2003 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born July 12, 1933 in Bartlett she was the daughter of the late Archibald and Dorothy (Stocker) Ainsworth. Marion was a life long resident of the Bartlett, North Conway area. She was last employed at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She was a member of the Bartlett Congregational Church, and was the regional president of the VFW Auxiliary of Bartlett and long time member. Survivors include two sons, Russell Morton of Barrington and Aaron Morton of Alton; two brothers, Archie and Willard Ainsworth of Bartlett; one sister, Mrs. Robert Agnus Judge of Pittsburg; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held July 18, 2003 at the Bartlett Congregational Church, Bartlett. Arrangements were under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel. John E. Moulton, 68, of Ellenton, Fla., formerly of Glen, passed away on Aug. 3, 2010 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Fran of 47 years and four sons, John Moulton Jr. and his partner, Deb Demers, of Portsmouth, Steven Moulton and his partner, Wendy Ames, of Conway, Scott Moulton and his wife, Sharon, of Conway, and David Moulton and his three children, Christopher, Shay Lee and Michael, of Glen. John was an employee of Story Land before becoming a police officer for the Town of Bartlett. He went on to serve as Chief of Police for the Town of Jackson for 15 years before retiring to Florida in 2001. There will be no services. In lieu of flowers send donations to your local hospice. Dorothy Thompson Mersereau, 97, of Bartlett, N.H., (formerly of Braintree, Mass.) passed away on July 27, 2022, at the home of her sister-in-law, Patsy (Patricia) Rogerson, after a period of declining health. Dorothy Thompson Mersereau She was born Aug. 24, 1924, in Concord, Mass., along with her twin sister Doris Thompson (Allen) who passed away in 2010. She is also predeceased by her brothers, Arthur and Lloyd; and her husband, Herm. Dot was working at Quincy Mutual Insurance when she met the love of her life Herman Mersereau, Feb. 24, 1924-Aug. 6, 2017. Herm always told everyone that he was in search of someone “younger” to be his bride, and then he met Dot who was six months younger. They were both members of Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy, Mass., and they were married there on June 11, 1960. Herman became a deacon and Dot was a member of the Original Mothers Club of the Bethany church along with her very dear friend, Sandy Johnson. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Elaine Francis and husband, Robert, of The Villages, Fla.; brother-in-law Norris Mersereau of Grand Prairie, Texas; and sister-in-law Patricia (Mersereau) Rogerson of Bartlett; and many beloved nieces and nephews. A family team effort made it possible for Dot to remain at home with private care throughout her journey with dementia. Patsy worked seemingly endless hours to provide a home environment with around-the-clock care and companionship. She was assisted by several family members and so many loving and caring home health aides over the years to which we are forever grateful. Special thanks to our friend, Leona Cloutier, APRN-FNP, for providing compassionate medical care, and always being there for Dot. Thank you to the staff from Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice for their skilled nursing care. Thank you to the volunteers at the Gibson Center meals on wheels program who consistently delivered freshly prepared meals right to the door even through some terrible winter driving conditions. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity of your choice or The Jimmy Mersereau Scholarship fund which was created in honor of Dot’s brother-in-law who died unexpectedly in 2011. The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating KHS senior pursuing a career in environmental and/or wildlife sustainability, stewardship and protection. Donations in memory of Dot may be made to Jimmy Mersereau Scholarship, c/o Andrea Libby, P.O. Box 1013, Intervale, NH 03845. Visiting hours are Thursday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. A private graveside service will be held at later date at the Doaktown United Baptist Cemetery in New Brunswick, Canada.------------------ Jimmy Mersereau was born May 5, 1943 at his family home in Bartlett. Jimmy passed away peacefully at his home December 23, 2009. He had been employed at Cranmore Mountain since 1971 and was responsible for many aspects of resort operations. Jimmy loved life and was passionate about fishing and hunting, and recently took up the game of golf. He was at home in the outdoors and spent much of his personal and professional life outside. He loved his friends and family and was especially fond of his canine companion Sandy. He is survived by his adored long time partner Andrea Libby. Jimmy was known for his fantastic sense of humor and for his homespun quips such as “It’s a lazy wind today. It doesn’t want to go around you, it goes through you.” His first job was at the Willey House in Crawford Notch caring for the animals. Then he worked for the State of New Hampshire doing plowing and road crew work through the Crawford Notch. He then worked construction for Whit Duprey. He found his niche at Cranmore and began a storied career there in 1971. Jimmy was a legend in the ski industry having been a pioneer in now-com mon practices such as grooming and snowmaking. His expertise was recognized when he was chosen to be a groomer at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. He was also a leader in environmental practices, applying for and receiving a grant for Cranmore to switch its grooming vehicles to biodiesel fuel in 2003. Their use of the fuel became a case study and a benchmark still used today in the use of this alternative fuel in cold weather applications. Cranmore was his home away from home and family referred to the mountain as “Uncle Jim’s Yard.” After a long hard winter on the mountain, Jim retreated each spring with his friends and loved ones to Grand Lake Stream, Maine to fish and recreate in the outdoors he loved so much. He then spent summer weekends at his camp in Pittsburg, N.H., fishing, reading and relaxing. He was a founding member of the Cranmore golf league team, the “Swingin’ Penguins,” who enjoyed consistent last place standings in Julie Rivers’ Traveling League. Jimmy was beloved for his youthful and exuberant outlook, having unbounding energy for every aspect of life in the valley, be it his role as guest conductor at an Arts Jubilee concert in 2006 or wearing the Penguin mascot suit when called upon at special events. Fireworks held at the mountain had special place in his heart. Jim’s son Joshua and daughter-in-law Jennifer recently announced that they are expecting Jim’s first grandchild in May 2010. Jim is survived by his longtime partner Andrea Libby of Conway; son James Allen Mersereau, Jr. of Uncasville, Conn., John Cobb Mersereau of Conway; son Joshua Mersereau and daughter in law Jennifer of Palm Coast, Fla.; daughter Jessica Montgomery of upstate New York; brother Herman Mersereau; and sister in law Dottie Mersereau of Braintree, Mass.; brother George Mersereau and sister in law Nellie Mersereau of Mashpee, Mass.; brother Norris Mersereau and sister in law Betty of Plano, Texas; sister Patsy Rogerson and brother in law Bucky Rogerson of Bartlett, and aunt Margaret Mersereau Margison of Fredricton, New Brunswick; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jim is predeceased by his father Reginald Mersereau; his mother Beatrice Keniston; sister Doris Rutledge; brother Gerald Mersereau; sister Betty Mersereau; and nephew Norman Mersereau; and mother of his children, Judi Eisner. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Jimmy Mersereau Scholarship Fund, c/o Cranmore Mountain, P.O. Box 1640, No. Conway, NH 03860. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home on Route 16 in North Conway, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A reception will be held at Cranmore’s Eating House starting at 5 p.m. A Snowcat and Torchlight parade will be held at 6:30 p.m in Jim’s honor. There will be no church services. Burial will be a private family service at a later date. MerserJIMMY MerserDOROTHY MikeLynn MarionMorton LimmerPeter Macomber Lyons SECTION - L - M - BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Anchor 1 MortonPeter Peter K. Morton, 66, of Bartlett, died March 21, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Born in North Conway, the son of Alfred and Ruth (Learned) Morton, he was a lifelong resident of Bartlett. He graduated from Kennett High School in Conway and the NH Technical Institute in Manchester. Peter had been employed by the former Howard Oil Company in Bartlett and later worked for White Mountain Oil and Propane in North Conway. Mr. Morton had been a member of the Bartlett Fire Department. He was an avid Red Sox and NASCAR fan and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. The family includes two sisters, Althea J. Hall and Marilyn J. Bennett, both of Conway; and several nieces and nephews including Sharon Neally, of North Conway. He was predeceased by three siblings, Sylvia Neally, Earl Morton and Norma Dondero. Visiting hours will be Tuesday, March 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 27, at 11 a.m. in the Glen Community Baptist Church with the Rev. William B. Rose, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Garland Ridge Cemetery in Bartlett later in the spring. _ Phyllis Foley Monahan, 98, passed away on Oct. 2, 2014 at Mineral Springs in North Conway. Phyllis was a long-time resident, of Bartlett. She devoted her life to her family and enjoyed spending time with them celebrating holidays, special occasions or simply visiting. Phyllis was active in the Catholic Church, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and an avid bingo player. Phyllis was born Sept. 23, 1916 in Rochester, Vt., to parents John Foley and Carrie Rice Foley and two older sisters Nellie Trask and Margaret Salls. Phyllis was a graduate of Rochester High School. On Nov. 24, 1934, Phyllis married Thomas J. Monahan. During their 70 years of marriage, Phyllis and Tom raised five children and enjoyed many years with their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Early in their marriage, they lived in the towns of Conway and Bartlett, before relocating to Fair Haven, Vermont and then North Stratford. They returned to the Mount Washington Valley in 1966, living first in Conway and then Bartlett, residing on Albany Avenue for nearly forty years. Phyllis is survived by children, Thomas Monahan, of Lancaster, Nancy Monahan, of Conway, Mary Merrow, of Center Conway, and David Monahan, of Bartlett; grandchildren, Judy Ramsdell, Kathleen Borusso, James LaPierre, Kara Gross, David Birkbeck, Susan Haggerty, Colleen Arons and Kate Fowler; great-grandchildren, Carrie Roder, Tyler Ramsdell, Lucy Arons, Eliza Arons, Isaac Arons, Matthew Fowler, and Cullen Fowler. Phyllis was predeceased by her husband Tom, daughter Carol LaPierre, grandchildren Michael Monahan and Melissa Monahan, and great-granddaughter, Brooke Ramsdell. Phyllis will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Memorial services will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Bartlett. - Cecile A. Miller, 84, passed peaceably on to Glory fully knowing 2 Corinthians 5:8; "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord!" on Jan. 7, 2015. Born on July 18, 1930 in Beecher Falls, Vt. to Alcid and Gabrielle Bergeron, Cecile leaves behind her children, Dianne Osborn, David Dudley Jr., Constance A. Hounsell and Beverly D. Lewis; 12 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. There will be no calling hours. A memorial committal service will be held at a future date in the spring of 2015. Ralph Lee Mead of North Conway, N.H., went to be with his Lord on Nov. 9, 2017. He died of complications from a sudden illness at Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his wife, Mary, and other members of their large, loving family. Ralph was born June 1, 1940, in Bartlett, N.H., to Henry Wilfred Mead and Emma Augusta (Smith) Mead. He attended Bartlett School and Gould Academy. He worked with his uncle as a plumber, and then joined the United States Air Force in 1959 as a plumbing specialist. His duty assignments included California, Alaska and at Pease Air Force Base, where he attained his master plumber’s license before exiting the military in 1963. He subsequently worked in the Mount Washington Valley for over 30 years as the owner and operator of R.L. Mead, Inc. After his retirement from plumbing, he worked for 18 years at Waukeela Camp for Girls in Eaton Center as the Director of Building and Grounds. Ralph served as a volunteer for the North Conway Fire Department for 20 years; as police commissioner for the Conway Police Department for nine years, and as chairman of the board for NH Association of Licensed Plumbers. He was a member of the State and National Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors and strongly promoted the apprenticeship program for licensing plumbers. Ralph served on the Selective Service Board and was also a Mason and Shriner of the Bektash Temple. In addition to Mary, his wife of 42 years, Ralph leaves behind seven children: Lori Ann (Mead) Quint and her husband Kevin of Center Conway; Traci Ann (Collins-Mead) Westman and her husband Troy of Sandston, Va.; Gregory Lee Mead and his wife, Michele, of Center Conway, N.H; Brenna Elin (Collins-Mead) Chiaviello and her husband, Richard, of Beaufort, S.C.; Ronald Andrew Mead and his wife, Mary Beth, of Danvers, Mass.; Marilee Katherine Mead of North Conway; and Derrick James Mead and his wife, Sara, of Fort Knox, Ky. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all of whom got away with calling him “Guppy;” as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members that loved him dearly. Ralph was a large man with an ever-present gleam in his eyes who enjoyed life to its fullest. He loved his family, his friends and his trade, along with salmon fishing, golf and opening his home to the many staff members (from all over the world) who worked with him at Camp Waukeela, each of whom he treated as if they were family. He had a gruff exterior, but a heart of pure gold. Ralph always had a witty saying for every situation. His family called them “Ralph-isms.” He took a certain satisfaction from teasing people to the nth degree, especially old friends who he had sparred with over the years in the art of one-upmanship. Yet, he would be heartbroken if he thought he had hurt someone’s feelings. His generosity was beyond measure, helping many in the valley with his time and talents. No doubt Ralph wished he could have spent more time with all those who loved him, but as he would say: “If wishes were horses, us beggars would ride! Well now, what do ya think of that?” A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery in Bartlett. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation at P.O. Box 1842, North Conway, NH 03860. To send a message of condolence, or for more information go to, furberandwhite.com Lewis J. Mead, 78, of Bartlett, died Jan. 3, 2009 at the Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in North Conway. Born in Bartlett, the son of Henry and Emma (Smith) Mead , he was a lifelong resident of Bartlett. Mr. Mead graduated from Bartlett High School in 1949 and attended Kimball Union Prep School.He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War and a member of the VFW and North Conway American Legion Post 95 in North Conway. Lewis was employed at Attitash Bear Peak for 33 years and served the resort in almost every capacity. He was on the mountain in 1964 when the first trails were cut. Prior to working at Attitash Bear Peak he had been employed at the Kearsarge Peg Company for 10 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.The family includes his wife of 54 years, Sandra (Dorsett) Mead of Bartlett; two sons, Curtis J. Mead and his wife Joanne of Swanzey and Tim Mead and his wife Roselyn of North Conway; two grandchildren, James Robert Mead of North Conway and Ashley Marie Mead of Swanzey; his brother, Ralph Mead and his wife Mary of North Conway; and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his sisters, Flora Belle Mead and Colleen J. Mudgett, and his brother, Curtney S. Mead. Funeral services will be Tuesday Jan. 6, At 2 p.m. in the Union Congregational Church in Bartlett with the Rev. Dr. Donald Derse officiating. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery later in the spring. Donations may be sent to the Union Congregational Church, P.O. Box 132, Bartlett, NH 03812.The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.- ----------------------------------------- - Sandra JILL Mead passed away peacefully on May 28th, 2023 while residing at the Mineral Springs Nursing Home in North Conway, New Hampshire after a period of declining health. She was born on February 26th, 1936 to Katherine E. Ryan. On Dec. 11th, 1954 she married her husband Lewis James Mead. Sandra enjoyed being with her family. She was very proud of her two sons. She loved daily walks in the fresh air, downhill and cross country skiing, snowshoeing and cooking and baking. For many years she enjoyed baking her wonderful cherry topped cheese cakes for the February Supers held at the Union Congregational Church in Bartlett, NH. She was a member of the Church where she sang as a choir member for many years. Sandra is predeceased by her mother Katherine E. Ryan and Katherine’s spouse George Ryan, Husband Lewis James Mead, her sister Sylvia Seavey, brother Howard Dorsett, and a nephew Jonathan Seavey. Sandra leaves her two sons Timothy A. Mead (Roselyn Mead), Curtis J. Mead (JoAnne Mead), Grandchildren James R. Mead ( Miyoko Honda), Ashley M. Mead (John Paul Cavolo) and Great- Granddaughters Gia E. Cavolo and Ava M.Cavolo. A funeral service will take place at the Union Congregational Church, 14 Albany Avenue Bartlett, NH on Monday June 5th, 2023 at 11:00 am. Burial in the Bartlett Village Cemetery and Reception to follow. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Bartlett Union Congregational Church in Sandra’s name. The Furber Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.- --- Gerald P. McManus, 73, of Bartlett died peacefully on July 10, 2016, at the home that he built and loved in Bartlett Village. He was born in Lowell, Mass., the son of George and Dorothy (Roane) McManus. He was raised in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High School. He was a resident of Bartlett Village for over 45 years. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, and was stationed in Germany as well. He was a member and trustee of the Francis P. Murphy VFW Post No. 5386 in Bartlett for the past 25 years. Following his military service, he moved his family to Bartlett Village. He was a well known brick mason, having built many of the fireplaces in the Mount Washington Valley. He also had a farm, where he raised cattle first along with pigs, chicken and geese and a goat named Ellie May who was frequently seen walking down Route 302. He then acquired two of Dr. Hussey's original "hitch" Percheron draft show horses. Gerry was a master of many trades and could do anything, including being a welder, blacksmith and shoeing his own horses. Gerry started the first rental snowmobile business in Bartlett. He built and started the former Bartlett Service Center auto repair business, also offering sales and repairs of landscape equipment. He was a water commissioner for the Town of Bartlett for many years and in 1995 was responsible for obtaining a grant from the federal government to pay for the new Bartlett water system. During his lifetime he donated to many local charitable organizations, many of them anonymously, and was a generous supporter of the Rozzie May Animal Alliance. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and owned three Harley Davidsons. He loved the freedom of riding in the White Mountains. He also kept many beautiful pictures and sculptures of eagles around him, representing the United States, freedom, power and strength. Family includes his beloved wife of 21 years, Eileen Lippe McManus of Bartlett, and four children from his former wife: Jeffrey McManus, Lisa Smith, Mark McManus and Jerry McManus, and their families. He will be loved and missed by many dear friends who knew and understood him. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 15, at 10 a.m. at Garland Ridge Cemetery in Bartlett. Per Gerry's request, there will be no visiting hours. As Gerry was a great animal lover, memorial contributions can be made in his name to Rozzie May Animal Alliance, P.O. Box 1756, Conway, NH 03818. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. To send a message of condolence, or for more information visit www.furberandwhite.com . --------------. MeadSandra MeadLewis MeadRalph PhyllisMonahan McManus BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE MILLER C RedMulkern Joseph Andrew Mulkern, aka "Uncle Red," Joe," "Brother," "Island Red," passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in the comfort of his favorite recliner. The son of Joseph P. and Catherine E. (Egan) Mulkern, he was bred and buttered in South Boston. At a suspiciously young age Red entered the United States Marine Corps and served in Korea as a Sergeant in the first Provisional DMZ Police Company, first Marine Division. After serving with distinction and an honorable discharge, Red spent some time back in Southie before moving to Jackson to help his father operate the Oak Lee Lodge. Red married Bartlett beauty Rita A. Clemons where they made their home on Peg Mill Street with their son, Jonathan A. Mulkern. Red worked at Oak Lee, the U.S. Forest Service, and published the North Country Penny Saver. Many of the wooden signs you see throughout the White Mountain National Forest were created by Red. Red worked at the Red Parka Pub while also serving as the "Mayor of Glen" before moving uptown to Gabby's Pub where he holds the distinction of being sold with the business not once but twice, from Gabby's to Papa Mike's to Margaritaville. Once Red retired he moved across the parking lot to Jane's and established Heaven's Garden. He then moved back to Bartlett Village with his son and family where he became a gentleman farmer living in his cabin in the woods. Red was so proud of being a Marine. His house was filled with historical mementos from his time in Korea and ports all over the world aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Coral Sea. He relished in sharing stories of courage and bravery with his grandsons who have been gifted priceless relics from Red's military experiences. Red loved diving in the islands and documented years of trips with friends and family. He knew all the hidden treasures and people of Vieques, Tortola, Bermuda, Montserrat, Bonaire and many more. Red loved making films and those who are still waiting for their wedding videos — good luck. Red made several trips to his ancestral homeland of Eire and especially loved time spent in Lettermullen and Carna. He leaves behind his son Jono, his daughter-in-law Rochelle and two grandsons, Shea Mahon and Finnian Molloy; his sister Alicia and her husband BJ Hawkes, of Jackson; his brother Tom and wife Tess Mulkern of Goodrich Falls; and his brother-in-law, Donald MacDonald, of Scituate, Mass. He was predeceased by his sister, Katie MacDonald and his nephew, Timmy Mulkern. He was the favorite uncle of Brendan Hawkes, Kathleen Mulkern VanRossum, Nora Mulkern Bean, Danny Mulkern, their spouses and children and all extended family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675 or www.woundedwarriorproject.com . As Red wished, there will be no services, but there will be an effin party on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Red Parka Pub in downtown Glen from 12 to 3 p.m. Bring your stories but we regret that debts cannot be settled at this time. Cha d'dhu'nin doras nach d'fhosgail doras. Slan Go Foill. – No door ever closed but another opened. Goodbye for now. Bernardina (Deana) Maria McKee, (Howard) 55 of Bartlett, died June 8, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Manchester and was the daughter of Bernard and Loretta McKinney of Londonderry. She was a graduate of Manchester Memorial High School and University of New Hampshire. She was a resident of Bartlett for 35 years and was formerly married to Bartlett resident James G. Howard. She was an avid gardener and was known to local residents for her colorful flower displays, leading one resident to refer to her as one of Bartletts treasures. She enjoyed kayaking, skiing and hiking and was a devoted bibliophile, skilled artist, as well as a charter member of The Bartlett Broads. She served for a time on Bartlett Planning Board and worked extensively with Board of Elections. She was well known to many valley residents as the manager of Saco Travel in North Conway and she enjoyed traveling to many parts of the world. She had been predeceased by her husband James Howard Jr. of Bartlett. She is survived by her husband, Duncan Austin McKee; her son Matthew Howard of Bartlett; her sister Mary Elizabeth McKinney of Londonderry; three step-children; and one grandchild. A memorial mass is Friday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. Visiting hours are Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to North Conway Public Library, P.O. Box 409, North Conway, N.H. 03860. HERMAN REGINALD MERSEREAU, 93 passed away peacefully at his home in Bartlett, NH on August 6, 2017. He was the son of the late Reginald Mersereau and Marguerite Hovey, born February 15, 1924, in Blissfield, New Brunswick, Canada. When he was 3 Herman moved to Bartlett with his parents, older sister Doris, and younger brother George. His parents came to care for his Grandmother's brother Edward Cobb on the Cobb Farm. Two more Brothers Norris and Gerald were born in Bartlett, the family moved to Cornish, Maine, when Herman was about 5. Around the age of 9 he and his siblings returned to Canada to live with their Grandparents on the Mersereau Farm located on the Miramichi River in Doaktown, New Brunswick, Canada. Herman joined the Canadian Army on February 9th, 1943. He served in Canada, Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe. He received several medals and decorations for his service, including the 1939 - 1945 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunte4er Medal and Clasp. After attending Mechanic School in Fredericton NB, Canada, Herman moved to the United States in 1950. He worked as a mechanic alongside his brothers George and Norris at his own Esso garage. While working in Quincy MA he met his future wife Dorothy Thompson Campbell, and they were married on June 11, 1960. They lived in Braintree MA until 2013 when the moved to Bartlett NH. Herman also, sold Snap on Tools and later was an Auto claims adjuster in the Boston area. Herman and Dot lived in Braintree MA until 2013 when the moved to Bartlett NH. Herman was an avid fisherman and hunter. He enjoyed getting away to his cottage on YOHO Lake in Canada. Herman was a Deacon at the Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy, MA, a Life Member of the ROYAL Canadian Legion, a member of the Clan MacGregor and a member of the Bartlett Congregational Church. Herman was predeceased by his sister Doris Rutledge and his brothers Gerald and James. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy of Bartlett NH, his brothers George of North Falmouth MA, and Norris and his wife Elizabeth of Plano TX, his sister Patricia Rogerson of Bartlett NH, step-daughter Elaine Campbell Francis and her husband Robert of The Villages FL, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in addition to his cat Morris. Visiting hours will be Friday, August 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway, NH, and a funeral service on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11: a.m. at the Bartlett Union Congregational Church. A graveside service arranged by Davidson's Funeral Service will be held at the Doaktown United Baptist Cemetery in New Brunswick, Canada. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Alzheimers Association, The American Heart Association, The Bethany Congregational Church, The Doaktown Baptist Church, The Bartlett Congregational Church or The Jimmy Mersereau Memorial Scholarship Foundation, c/o Cranmore Mt. P.O. Box 1640, No Conway NH 03860. Gerald N. Mersereau, 76, of Huntington Road, died Friday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Bartlett, N.H., on Dec. 2, 1928, son of Reginald R. and Marguerite L. Hovey Mersereau, he moved to Chester in 1963. Mr. Mersereau was employed as a construction worker throughout New England and New York. He worked on projects including the Eisenhower Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Littleville Dam in Huntington and the Littleton Dam. He also worked for Bannish Lumber and Donovan Brothers Sand and Gravel. Before retiring in 2000, in worked part time for Energy Answers in Pittsfield. He was a member of the Massachusetts Laborers' union and the International Order of Odd Fellows in New Hampshire. He enjoyed gardening, animals and taking care of his fruit trees. His wife, the former Betty R. Duguay, died in 2002. He leaves three daughters, Starr L. Theriault of Northampton, Margaret I. Rice of Chester and Lorna M.C. Basford of Rochester, N.H.; four brothers, Herman Mersereau of Braintree, George Mersereau of Mashpee, Norris Mersereau of Plano, Texas, and James Mersereau of North Conway, N.H.; two sisters, Doris Rutledge of Canada and Patricia Rogerson of Bartlett, N.H.; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Norman W.A. Mersereau. Mersereau, who died Jan. 28, 2005, will be Tuesday at 11 at Second Congregational Church, Middlefield Road, Chester. Burial will be in the spring in Bartlett (N.H.) Village Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Monday from 5 to 8 at O'BRIEN HILLTOWN COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME in Huntington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 300, Memphis, Tenn., 38148-0552, to the Hilltown Community Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 351, Huntington, MA 01050, to the North Conway Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 218, North Conway, N.H. 03860 or to your local Lions Club." Judith Ann Mersereau (Eisner), 55, of Holly Hill, Fla., died Nov. 6, 2001, at Halifax Medical Center. She was born in Waltham, Mass., and resided in Sudsbury, Mass., for 30 years. She had lived in Florida since 1995, coming from North Conway. She attended school in Sudsbury, and was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors are her mother, Rita Eisner, of Holly Hill; sons, James of Norwich, Conn., John of Portsmouth, and Joshua of North Conway; daughter, Jessica Montgomery of Dorchester, Mass.; brothers, James Eisner of Albuquerque, N.M., Frederick Eisner of Daytona Beach, Fla., and John Riley of Hudson, Mass.; and one sister, Christine Cavanagh of Hopkinton, Mass. She is also survived by her ex-husband, James Mersereau of North Conway. Dale Woodward Funeral Home of Holly Hill is in charge of arrangements.- Grace C. Mirabella, 84, of Hales Location, NH passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on August 7, 2015. She was born Grace Cecelia Rudyanski May 20, 1931 to Joseph and Grace (Silesia) Rudyanski in East Orange, New Jersey. She spent her childhood summers on the Jersey Shore. Grace met her husband of 61 years, James Mirabella, of New York City, while vacationing in Lake George, NY. They married in 1954 and moved first to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, then to Queens, NY where they raised their 5 children. Grace was known for her strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit. She rented rooms in her home while living in Queens for extra income, and went back to work in Manhattan when her children were older. In 1976, the family moved to Intervale, NH where they owned and operated Perrys Motel and Cottages until 1991. She and Jim spent their winters in warmer weather, often taking the long way to destinations like Arizona, Florida, California, Hawaii and Mexico, meeting up with and making new friends along the way. Perhaps what Grace was best known for was her kind heart and sharp mind. She never forgot a name or a story, and could always be relied upon to give sound, observant unbiased advice. She was a woman ahead of her time, believing and encouraging women of all walks and ages to be strong and independent. She always did things her way, but was always polite in the face of opposing views, and everyone who knew her loved her for that. Grace was a member of Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway, NH and St. Martin de Porres Church in Jensen Beach, FL. She is the beloved wife of James Mirabella of Hales Location, NH, loving mother to James J. Mirabella and his wife Judy of Intervale, NH; Francesca A. Mirabella and her wife, Marlene D. Spittler of Toms River, NJ; Cecelia G. Hibbert of Jensen Beach, FL; Maria J. Mirabella of San Diego, CA; and, Anita Cheney and her husband, Speedo of Hales Location, NH. She is the dear grandmother of Alicia Risi and her husband, Aaron; Richard Sierpina and his wife, Tricia; Matthew Mirabella; Stephen Hibbert and his wife, Desiree; Victoria Han and her husband, Sheng; Nathanael Hibbert; Raven Mirabella; Zara Cheney; and, Kiana Cheney. She has one great grandchild, Nico Han. She is the sister of Joseph M. Rudyanski and his wife, Joan, of Indiana. Grace also leaves behind several very special in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. There will be no visiting hours by request of the family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway on August 28, 2015 at 11 AM. Burial to follow at St Joseph Cemetery, Route 302 Bartlett. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in the name of Grace Mirabella to North Country Cares PO Box 1081 North Conway, NH 03860, phone number 603-662-3443 or to the drop off location at North Country Fair 2448 White Mt Hwy North Conway NH, gently used clothing etc. for the 12 - 18 age group for the Revolving Closet, or to a charity of your choice. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. On Sept. 11, 2020, Maria Judi Mirabella passed away peacefully at home with her devoted sisters, Cecelia and Anita, at her side, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Maria was born in 1961 in Queens, N.Y., the fourth of five children to James and Grace (Rudyanski) Mirabella. In 1976 the family decided to move to Intervale, N.H. There, Maria enjoyed working together to run Perry’s Motel and Cottages. Maria discovered her talent for the culinary arts while attending Kennett High School. She put her skills to use while working at various establishments around the valley, including the New England Inn, the Bernerhof and the Scottish Lion. After graduating in 1979, she became a professionally trained chef at the New Hampshire Vo-Tech School in Berlin. Maria never lost her passion and continued to share her talent with many throughout her life. She moved to California and graduated from the University of San Diego in 1990. Maria landed the job of her life at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Working with several judges over the years Maria received several promotions and served the Court with distinction in various roles including Appeals Clerk, Courtroom Deputy and CVB Clerk. She received many letters of appreciation and awards for her dedication, outstanding performance and commitment to community outreach programs and customer service. She retired with 30 years of service. Maria was a fun-loving adventurous soul who enjoyed everything life had to offer. She was the first in the family to try rock climbing and white-water rafting. She loved skiing at Bretton Woods and anything else that involved being outdoors. She was an avid bicyclist, most days biking to work. She biked 100 miles in El Tour de Tucsan in Arizona! She celebrated her 39th birthday with a 200-mile tour of Vermont with her sister-in-law Judy. Proving age is only what you make it, she swam a full mile for her 40th! Maria enjoyed rollerblading around Lake Murray and windsurfing on Mission Bay. Her favorite past times later in life were sewing, needle work, quilting and enjoying time with her MANY friends. Maria loved her job, loved her community, loved her co-workers and loved her family and friends. She deeply cared for everyone she came in contact with. Her friends are quick to tell you she had the biggest heart and an incredible sense of humor. She will surely be missed. She was truly an angel on earth. Maria is preceded in death by her parents James and Grace Mirabella. She is survived by her daughter Raven Maria Mirabella and her granddaughter Rhaya Whiles. Cherishing her memory are her siblings James (Jude) their children, Ali, Rick and Matt; Francesca (Marlene), Cecelia, her children Stephen, Victoria and Nathanael; Anita (Speedo) and their children, Zara and Kiana. --------------------------------------------------------------- John N. Murphy , 84, of Bartlett died February 16, 2013 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born in Saint Johnsbury, VT, the son of Francis and Mary (Delaney) Murphy, he had lived in Bartlett most of his life. Mr. Murphy was a US Navy veteran having served as an Aviation Machinist's mate during the Korean War. He had been a heavy equipment operator with Brox Industries, Inc. for over thirty years and after retirement he and his wife owned and operated Murphy's Variety Store and the Country Woodcraft. John was a member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4, a member of Francis P. Murphy V.F.W. Post # 5386 in Bartlett, the American Legion Post # 95 in North Conway, and one of the founders of the Bartlett Historical Society. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. The family includes three sons; F. Pierce Murphy with his wife Sara, and John N. Murphy, Jr., all of Bartlett, and Thomas W. Murphy of Afton, WY; three daughters, Leslie A. Mallett, Kimberly S. Murphy and Renetta L. Cassell and her husband Alan, all of Bartlett; eight grandchildren, Christopher Mallett and his wife Charlet, Megan Scheid and her husband Bill, Jeffrey Slaughter, Jessica Thom and her husband Brett, Nichole Murphy, Holly Murphy, Abigail Cassell and Marshal Cassell; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday February 25, 2013 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Conway. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Bartlett in the spring. Visiting hours will be Sunday February 24, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Donations may be sent to any of the following; the Timothy Mulkern Scholarship, the Dewey Mark Scholarship, or the Christopher Barrett Scholarship. Susan May 1947 - 2020 was born in North Conway, N.H., in 1947, to Richard (Dick) and Mae (Jonnie) May, and grew up in Jackson, N.H. She graduated from Kennett High School in 1965. Susan was a world traveler, talented photographer, local historian and keeper of many family treasures and memories. She inherited a dry sense of humor and wit from her father which was quite entertaining. She left Jackson shortly after high school, and moved to Boston, where she raised her family. She later spent time living in France, and also Vietnam, where her daughter Kristin was a student for several years. Susan returned to Jackson in 2003 and volunteered time and knowledge to the Friends of the Jackson Public Library and the Jackson Historical Society. She contributed family photographs and history to the New England Ski Museum, and made costumes for the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse productions. Relentlessly creative, Susan was an active member of knitting groups and made dozens of beautiful wool sweaters. She crafted tiny outfits for dolls and costumes for plays. One of the family treasures she cared for was a large weaving loom, with which she made hundreds of rag rugs from recycled clothing. She also enjoyed gardening and took great pride in the butterflies and birds that visited the flowers. In recent years, she had been keeping in touch with many of her friends from high school days via social media and shared her travel photos and memories of days gone past. Susan was diagnosed in May of 2020 with cancer and decided to forego treatment. She chose instead to get her possessions sorted out and handed down to those who would love them as she had. She passed away Aug. 15 in Portland, Maine. Susan is survived by her daughter Kristin Sumrall of Ann Arbor, Mich.; her son Mischa Sumrall of Tempe, Ariz.; her sister Marianne (Pogo) Gorwood of Cape Coral, Fla; as well as a niece; two grandchildren; and many cousins and good friends. The family hopes to hold a celebration of life memorial service in May of 2021, dependent on pandemic status. Susan was a supporter of the Conway Area Humane Society and benefited from the generosity of the non-profit organization Jen’s Friends. Contributions in her memory may be made to either of these organizations. ===================================== Lt. Cmdr. Francis Stephen Mudgett “Bozie,” USN (Retired), 91, of Bartlett, N.H., passed peacefully at the Wolfeboro Bay Center on Feb. 14, 2021, following a long battle with dementia. Bozie was born in Intervale, N.H., on Dec. 30, 1929, the son of Harold and Blanche (Henry) Mudgett, and resided in Bartlett and North Conway for much of his early life. He attended local schools and after graduating from Kennett High School in 1947, enlisted in the Navy in 1948. He received a Fleet Appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1950. He graduated in 1954, and went on to fl ight school in Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his wings as a Naval Aviator. In 1956, he married Colleen Mead, and his Naval career took them all over the world. Bozie fl ew numerous reconnaissance missions over Vietnam during the war. In 1972, after 24 years in the service, he retired with his family back to the valley to Center Conway, N.H. Bozie continued to fl y for Wylie “Bunky” Apte Jr. at the White Mountain Airport in North Conway, N.H., doing scenic flights in the Wacos until the airport’s closing. He flew for J/V Components in Conway, N.H., and Pine Tree Electric in Auburn, Maine. Colleen and Bozie spent many winters in Fort Myers Beach, Florida during their retirement years. He was an avid deer and bird hunter, and enjoyed fl y-fi shing the local rivers. Bozie is survived by his three children: Diane (Scott) Robinson of South Korea; Stephen Mudgett of Conway; Mark (Janice) Mudgett of Bartlett; fi ve grandchildren, Amory Ranck of Florida; Amalia (Garret) Stevens of Washington; Auston (Regan) Robinson of Washington; Chris (Heather) Mudgett of Bartlett, N.H.; Heather (Sandy) Forbes of Intervale; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife of 47 years Colleen; and siblings Jim Henry, Mariette Glover, and Diane Edith Mudgett. A private family graveside service and burial with full military honors will be held in the spring at the Bartlett Cemetery. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.=== Mead, Joseph: (Died in 1923) The community was greatly saddened by the death of Joseph Mead. He Was the son of James Mead and Comfort (Rogers) Mead of Bartlett, and was born December 31st, 1838 in the town of Jefferson, Coos County, N. H., and was educated in the town of Bartlett. Soon after the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in the sixth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry for three years’ service. His wife whom he married July 29, 1865, was Adelaide Gray, daughter of Samuel Gray of Jackson. Forty-three years ago Mr. Mead built the Hotel known as the Center Bartlett House (this was in Glen)A few years later he opened a general store which he conducted with great success, until his health failed him and he retired from business. He was much interested in Christian work and was a faithful worker in the church at Glen. Mr. Mead experienced religion in this little church soon after it was erected, and filled the office of treasurer and trustee for many years. He was a devoted husband, a loving father and highly esteemed citizen, and an honorary member of the G. A. R., Post No. 91. Mr. Mead was stricken with the flu and bronchitis and was confined to his bed a week and on Wednesday, Jan 3rd, 1923, passed quietly from this life. On Sunday prayers were said at the house of the son and daughter, S. Clarence Mead and Gertrude M. Merry, after which .funeral services were conducted most befittingly at the church, Rev. J. B. Shaw officiating, assisted by the Sons of Veterans and the Auxiliary. Selections were beautifully rendered by Mr. Baird Broomhall and Mrs. Charles Fisher of Intervale. Mr. Arthur G. Lord, the highly esteemed friend of Mr. Mead, presided at the organ. The floral tribute was very beautiful. The pall bearers were Daniel Dinsmore, Charles Dinsmore, Irving Abbott and Edward Abbott, of the Sons of Veterans. Interment was in the family lot at Glen cemet<5ry. -HENRY WILFRED MEAD Bartlett — Henry Wilfred Mead died at his home Wednesday, August 21, 1974, after a long illness. He was born December 7, 1896 in Bartlett and had been a lifelong resident. He was a member of Mt. Washington Lodge, F and AM, North Conway. Previous to his retirement he operated an oil distributing business. He was a World War I veteran. Mr Mead is survived by three sons, Lewis Mead, Bartlett, E-6 Curtney Mead, US Army, Fort Hood, Texas; and Ralph Mead, North Conway, a daughter, Mrs Colleen Mudgett, Center Conway; eleven grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The funeral service was Saturday afternoon at the Bartlett Union Congregational Church with Rev. Christine Frost officiating. Burial was in the Bartlett Village Cemetery. The bearers were Alfred Mallett, James Howard , James Clemons , Willard Ainsworth, Donald Chandler and William Gray The honorary bearers were Harry Rogers, Fred Streeter, Thomas Johnson, E Newton Howard, Philip Robertson, George Cox, Gordon Burke, and William Connally. Friends called at the family home Friday afternoon and evening. There was a Masonic service Friday evening at the home. Memorials may be sent to Project Survival in care of the Memorial Hospital, North Conway. The Furber Funeral Home North Conway, had charge of arrangements.== Jean Melczarek was born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 9, 1932. She passed away peacefully at home in Intervale, N.H. on Oct. 8. She was a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, artist, entrepreneur, teacher and community member. She loved the Gibson Center for Senior Services and all of her friends there. Jean is survived by her children Terry O'Brien and David Mark and their spouses, George O'Brien and Wendy Mark; sister Linda Quero; grandchildren Sandra Iacozili, Seana Leger, Cooper, Dane and Grace Mark; great-grandchildren Merrik and Paxton Iacozili, Lucas Leger, Nolan Mark and Alexei Melczarek. She was predeceased by her husband, Jan Melczarek. Jean went to college at Syracuse University and Bridgewater State University where she obtained a degree in Fine Arts Education. She was a teacher in the Scituate, Mass., school system until moving in 1972 to the Mount Washington Valley, where she and her former husband, Dewey Mark, with their friends Lois and Al Nelson opened the Red Parka Pub. Several other family followed over the years. Jean was invited by Green Peace to go to Moscow after the Berlin Wall fell to teach Russian women entrepreneurial skills in the early '90s. She also helped found Art in the Park in North Conway. In recent years, Jean was a member of the Jackson Community Church. There will be a celebration of life on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 2-6 at The Red Parka Pub in Beautiful Downtown Glen. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Gibson Center or Vising Nurse Home Care and Hospice of Carroll County.-- MerserREGGIE MerserGERALD EisnerJudy MirabellaGRACE MirabellaJUDY MurphyJohn MAY Mudgett JoesphMead WilfredMead Melzc MonahanDAVE DeanaHoward BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE David John Monahan, 74, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2024, at Alpine Healthcare Center in Keene, N.H. David was born in North Stratford, N.H, on Sept. 3, 1950, the youngest of five children to Thomas J. Monahan, Sr., and Phyllis (Foley) Monahan. From a young age, he enjoyed being outside, especially to go fishing. His father, Tom, would often bring him on fishing excursions to Livermore, a former township where Tom and his family lived in the late 19th through early 20th centuries. Following his family’s move to Conway, N.H., David transferred from Stratford High School to Kennett High School, where he joined the basketball and track and field teams. Following his graduation from Kennett in 1969, he attended vocational school in Laconia, N.H., later becoming a master electrician and master plumber. Over the course of his career in the Mount Washington Valley, David worked for White Mountain Oil and several local contractors, ultimately branching out on his own. He held a second job as a server at Barnaby’s restaurant for many years. In 1971, David married Christine Pennett, whom he met and dated while at Kennett. They lived on Seavey Street in North Conway Village, where they raised two daughters, Colleen and Melissa. David always had a home improvement project going and after a long day’s work, he loved making a running dive into the family pool. In the late 1990s, David moved to Bartlett Village, where he built a home on his parents’ property on Albany Avenue, residing there for nearly 15 years. He continued to live in Bartlett until 2022. when he moved to Keene to receive specialized care. David was an outgoing person — always quick with a joke or one-liner. He was a loyal Boston Celtics fan who enjoyed attempting Larry Bird moves while playing in the local adult pick-up basketball league. During Monahan extended family gatherings, David was known for his enthusiastic touch football game. He was an animal lover who enjoyed walking his rescue dogs on the trails off Bear Notch Road. David is survived by his daughter Colleen Monahan Arons of Boston, Massachusetts, and grandchildren Lucy Arons, Eliza Arons, and Isaac Arons; sister Mary Merrow of Center Conway; nieces and nephews Judy Ramsdell, Kathy Borruso, James LaPierre, Kara Gross, David Birkbeck, Susan Haggerty, and Kate Fowler; grand-nieces and grand-nephews Carrie LaPierre, Tyler Ramsdell, Matthew Fowler, and Cullen Fowler. In addition to his parents, David was predeceased by his daughter Melissa Monahan; siblings Carol LaPierre, Nancy Monahan, and Thomas Monahan; nephew Michael Monahan, and grand-niece Brooke Ramsdell. Visiting hours are 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at Our Lady of the Mountains Parish in North Conway. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Conway Area Humane Societyconwayhumane.org. Arrangements are entrusted to Furber & White Funeral Home of North Conway. For more information or to send an online condolence, please go to www.furberandwhite.com . Ossipee Concerned Citizens prepares Meals on Wheels for Effingham, Freedom, Moultonborough, Ossippee, Sandwich, Tamworth and Wakefield. For information, call (603) 539 6851 or email Ossipee Concerned Citizens@ gmail.com. OCC Congregate Meals are served in the dining room at 3 Dore St., Center Ossipee, from Monday-Friday at noon. ============================= Dewey Mark profile michael@laconiadailysun.com Jan 7, 2009 Known to his many friends as Dewey, Dew, Cap, Dewey Dimmer Switch, Disco Dewey, Dad and Grandpa, Dewey Mark was remembered by his longtime business partner, Tony Ferruolo of Gilford, as "a goodwill guy and a great ambassador who just loved to have fun." Mark died last week at 78 from complications of a brain tumor in Intervale where he was staying in the home of his daughter Terry O'Brien and son-in-law George O'Brien. Ferruolo recalled that he first met Mark on the slopes in the early 1970s when the two were skiing in the Local Yokel races at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway. Taken by Mark's charisma, Ferruolo left the ski business to join Mark and his wife Jean in operating the Red Parka Pub and Steakhouse in Glen, marking the beginning of a partnership that lasted for 32 years and a friendship that endured forever. Mark was an accomplished and competitive sailor, who once served as navigator aboard an entry in a race from Newport to Bermuda, and soon the partners established a beachhead in the Lakes Region with the opening B. Mae Denny's Eating and Drinking Establishment in Gilford in 1977. Ferruolo said he was surprised to find that he was suddenly also a partner in a Cessna airplane, Chris Craft cabin cruiser and black Cadillac limousine. "I had been quickly introduced and become part of Dewey's bucket list," he said. With the opening of B. Mae's City Edition in Concord and Papa Mike's Mexican Cantina in Glen, the partnership thrived and Mark became one of the state's most celebrated restauranteurs. "Dewey liked to have fun, but he was also a well read man and a progressive thinker," Ferruolo said. In 1979 Mark served as president of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association, paying a major role in forming the group's compensation trust, which enabled restauranteurs and innkeepers to save thousands of dollars in workers' compensation costs by pooling their purchasing power. Later he would apply the same principle in convening the Valley Originals, a group of 24 independent restaurants in the Mt. Washington Valley that together saved over $500,000 in purchasing and marketing costs. In 1980, Mark was named New Hampshire restauranteur of the year. Greg Goddard, general manager of Gunstock Mountain Resort, described Mark as "one of my first mentors, a great businessman who taught me what it took to succeed in business." He said that when "B. Mae's was the place to go" he was tending bar at another watering hole, working hard against a background of loud country rock for $25 a night, when two of Mark's bartenders suggested he try working at B. Mae's. "One night Dewey and Tony visited," Goddard recalled. "They watched me work and chatted at the bar. I didn't think anything of it until Dewy came back and asked me if I'd like to work half as hard for twice the money." Goddard spent the next 20 years at B. Mae's, which he said was "like one big family." Mark lived on Dockham Shore Road from 1977 until 1987, when he returned to the Mt. Washington Valley. where he left a rich legacy of service to the community. When Wally Campbell's Fandangle's Restaurant burned in September 2007, the Red Parka hosted a fund-raiser to assist Fandangle's employees. “That was what Dewey was always all about — community,” said Campbell, who counted Mark one of his closest friends and business associates. Over the years Mark held many special fund-raisers for those in the community facing challenges. Janice Crawford, executive director of the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, sent an e-mail to chamber members after learning of Mark's death. Monday. “Dewey was a beacon of positive thinking and a superlative example of providing a great experience for any one who entered his home or business. I spoke to him just last Tuesday,” she wrote, “and he was having a great time at a friend's holiday party. Never did his voice waver from that strong voice of joy when we would talk about this latest challenge. [His daughter] Terry told me that he had a wonderful Christmas and just last night had a T-bone steak and a glass of red wine. That's Dewey!” Douglas F. Mulvey, 81, of Kearsarge passed away suddenly on Jan. 7, 2025. Douglas was born in New Haven, Conn., to George and Jerretta Mulvey on May 6th 1943. He grew up in West Haven, Conn., later moving to Waterbury Center, Vt., in the early ‘60s with his mother and younger sister, Deborah. Douglas met and married the love of his life Dawn Mulvey (Smith) in North Conway, N.H., in the early Seventies. They were married in 1973 in Denmark, Maine, where he was one of the owners of J& B Concrete Forms. Later Doug and Dawn built a home together in Kearsarge, N.H. Doug served proudly in U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a member of Union Local 538 for many years working as a carpenter and millwright. He was the union steward while working on the Mount Washington Observatory. During his younger years he enjoyed ski bumming at Stowe, Vt., and Aspen, Colo. In later years, he enjoyed woodworking, sailing and model railroading. He was vice president of the North Conway Model Railroad Club. He also enjoyed traveling, visiting new places and meeting new people. He leaves behind his wife of 51 years Dawn Mulvey, his son, Shawn Mulvey, and his sister Deborah Mulvey of South Burlington, Vt. There will be visiting hours at the Furber Funeral Home on Tuesday, Jan. 14, from 2-4 p.m. In lieu of flowers. donation can be made to the Conway Area Humane Society. =============================== Timothy “Zeke” John Marcoux , 74, formerly of Bartlett, passed away on June 13, 2025, at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, after a long illness. Zeke was born on Feb. 19, 1951, in North Conway, the son of the late George W. Marcoux and Hallie Georgene (Boucher) Marcoux. Zeke grew up in Bartlett, and spent his younger years involved in sports, both as a fan of the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins, and as an avid baseball and basketball player himself. In the late 1960s, Zeke attended a baseball summer training camp in Connecticut, and batted against legendary Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller. He always loved to point out that he was the only one in the camp to even get a piece of the ball off Feller, fouling one off. As a Boy Scout in Bartlett’s Troop 321, Zeke was inducted into the Order of the Arrow, a Scouting honor society that recognizes members for their outstanding service and dedication to the principles of Scouting at a statewide camporee held in Bartlett in the 1960s. He also was awarded the Scouts Junior Hawkeye award for marksmanship at Camp Carpenter. Known for his adventurous spirit, Zeke lived in a teepee for a time, right in the middle of downtown Bartlett. The subjects of English and history , both lifelong favorites for Zeke, came together well for him in school at Bartlett, where he was awarded the American Legion’s Americanism award and a significant monetary prize for his essay on Americanism. Fresh out of Kennett High School, Zeke was off to Nathaniel Hawthorne College in Antrim. Zeke continued his education at Plymouth State College pursuing studies in art and teaching. He also attended LSU (Louisiana State University ) and was always furthering his own education. He joined AmeriCorps and VISTA in the early 1990s, volunteering in some of the most impoverished areas of the country, from Appalachia only a stone’s throw from Washington, D.C., to Pennsylvania and Louisiana. As a special ed teacher Zeke made a lasting impact on his students, often spending his own money on school supplies for them. Zeke worked as a special education teacher in Louisiana and Franklin. He was compassionate and loved working with children. Teaching was a true calling for Zeke. He was also an artist, who enjoyed creating beautiful murals and paintings. Zeke founded the Pine Cone Alliance to protect the environment and temper over-development. He actively advocated for civil rights and social justice, participating in many demonstrations and notably facing down the KKK on multiple occasions, demonstrating remarkable courage. He was a true advocate for peace. Zeke is survived by his sister and caregiver, Candice Marcoux-Dorley of New Hampton; his sister Maureen Marcoux-Anthony and her husband Greg Anthony of Dover; his brother Roger W. Marcoux of Bartlett; his brother Peter G. Marcoux and Peter’s girlfriend Diane Hutchinson of Bartlett; his nephews Eric Miller, Patrick Miller and Nathan Ouimette; nieces Autumn Ouimette and Robyn Torossian; and many grandnieces and grandnephews and even more cousins. There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, at St. Joseph Cemetery on Route 302 in Bartlett. Friends and family are more than welcome to attend. For those who wish, memorial donations in Zeke’s name can be made to the Intensive Care Unit at Concord Hospital, 250 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301, or Granite VNA Hospice House, 30 Pillsbury St., Concord, NH 03301. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, visit wilkinsonbeane.com ---------------------------------------------- Ralph Alfred Mallett, 86, of Glen, N.H., passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2025 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. He was born on Oct. 29, 1939 to Alfred and Helen (Crouse) Mallett of Bartlett, N.H. After graduating from Bartlett High School in 1957, he enlisted in the Marines. He was honorably discharged as a Corporal E-4 in 1962. Upon returning home for less than a month, he realized he missed the structure and purpose that military service gave him. He decided to enlist in the Army and was honorably discharged as a Specialist 5th Class in 1965. During his service he became an excellent marksman, earning a Rifle Expert medal and Pistol Sharpshooter medal. He also discovered a lifelong love of Alaska while stationed there and often told stories of his adventures working on a fishing boat in the Aleutian Islands. Though he was proud of his service in both branches, in his heart he was always a Marine. Shortly after he left the Army he met his future wife, Jean Kelley. They were married on Nov. 4, 1967, at the Glen Community Baptist Church. They lived in Bartlett Village for a few years before purchasing a home in Glen. He worked for many years for the U.S. Forest Service as a heavy equipment operator. After retiring, he worked a variety of jobs including road maintenance for the Town of Bartlett, heavy equipment operator for Glen Sand and Gravel, attendant for the Bartlett/Jackson Transfer Station and security guard at Glen Ellis Campground. In later years, he enjoyed visiting with family and friends, reading and playing cards. He especially loved going bowling each week with his best friend, Paul Taylor. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean, of Glen, son Scott and daughter-in-law Linda of Glen, daughter Melanie of Berlin, NH, grandson Benjamin of Everett, Mass., brother Dale and sister-in-law Sheila of Bartlett, brother Alan of North Conway, brother-in-law Curtis Kelley and his wife Elizabeth of Las Vegas, Nev., and many nieces, nephews, cousins and long-time friends who have become family over the years. Per his request there will be no services. Arrangements were made through Furber Funeral Home and Cremation Services. A celebration of life will take place in late spring of next year. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Glen Community Baptist Church, PO Box 279, Glen, NH 03838. ================================= Salvatore Thomas Edward Manna passed away peacefully at home February 15, 2026, at the age of 100. Born on August 30, 1925, in Boston, Massachusetts, Sal lived a life rich with experiences and contributions. Sal's educational journey began in the Hanover, Massachusetts school system, where he excelled in high school sports. He then served his country in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Following his military service, he attended Keene State Teachers College in New Hampshire, where he met the love of his life, Shirley Bacon. They were blessed with 67 years of marriage. In 2000, Sal and Shirley moved from New Hampshire to Florida, where they enjoyed their later years together. Sal dedicated his career to teaching, first at the High School in Bartlett, New Hampshire, where he also coached girls basketball and other sports, and later as an industrial arts instructor at Hull High School in Massachusetts. After retiring in 1980, he pursued his dream of building a log cabin in Danbury, New Hampshire. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, skiing, camping, traveling, motorcycling, carpentry, building and flying RC planes, and playing cards. Sal’s military service in the Army Air Force from 1944 to 1946 during World War II stands as a testament to his patriotism and courage. His quick wit and warm heart made him a beloved figure. Kind and generous, Sal was always willing to lend a hand, volunteer his time, or help anyone in need without hesitation. Sal’s devotion to his family was unwavering. He is lovingly survived by his two daughters, Sherry Bullock and her husband, Gail Jr., and Sara Mercer and her husband, Donald. He also leaves his grandchildren, Marc Manna, Jessie McNulty, Tracy Hamilton, and Jonathan Blay, along with their spouses. Sal was further blessed with great-grandchildren Jordan, Amelia, Anthony, Mason, Isabella, and Delton. He will also be fondly remembered by his devoted friend, Effie Miller. Sal was predeceased by his parents, George and Maria Manna (D’Amico); his beloved wife, Shirley Manna; his grandson, Steven Blay; and his siblings, Marie, Anthony, and John. Sal’s legacy is one of love, laughter, and a selfless spirit that touched the lives of all who knew him. In September, family and friends gathered for a grand celebration of his 100th birthday, honoring a man who lived a life filled with purpose and joy. He was also a faithful member of Sonrise Baptist Church. A service will be held on February 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Sonrise Baptist Church, 11050 Willmington Blvd., Englewood, Florida. Light refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall following the service. May his memory bring comfort to all who knew and loved him. =================================== DEWEY MARK Mulvey zekemarcoux Ralph Mallett - 1942 DaveMonahan RalphMallett Manna BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE GEORGE MORTON MARCOUX RED MACDONALD ANNIE HAGLER

  • Railroad beginnings

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Railroad History More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Scotty Mallett is working on this section Please check the menu at top left for more pages. The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad was chartered on February 11, 1867 to run from Portland to Fabyan, a junction at Carroll, New Hampshire in the White Mountains, where the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad would continue west. The tracks reached Bartlett Village in 1873. Their track joined in a ceremony at the summit of Crawford Notch on August 7, 1875, then opened on August 16, 1875. The P&O Railroad Tames Crawford Notch After reaching Bartlett in 1873 the P&O Railroad faced the arduous task of building the rail line through Crawford Notch to Fabyan. It took two years to build that section of less than 20 miles. Our friends at White Mountain History have compiled a very good story and pictures of the challenges facing the railroad builders. White Mountain History - P&O Railroad Bartlett to Fabyan Frankenstein Trestle Wiley Brook Bridge Part of a P&O brochure in 1879 advertising their scenic journey through The White Mountains Notch. historic

  • LodgingPreface | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 preface hotels Share Hotels - Inns - Cabins - Boarding - a brief preface Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map Aside from the railroad, tourism may have been Bartlett's second largest industry. We have identified about 75 historical lodging establishments, although there are probably a few more that have been forgotten over the years. Many of the names are for the same buildings during different time periods. The various Inns and Lodgings are broken down into three separate sections as shown in the links below: As with everything else in this website, WE WELCOME YOUR INPUT for updates, corrections, additions or whatever else. Simply click the orange circle. We would like to hear from you ! Many of the lodging places shown in the list below can be found on the historic map included. You can access it by clicking the blue box link below: Historic Lodging Map 1. Bartlett House (the) 1856-1892 2. Beechwood (the) 1977-present Red Apple Inn 3 Bellhurst 4. Bellevue (Intervale) 5. Bide-a-Wee 1920-1941 6. Broadview (Intervale 1924) 7. Cannells Camps 8. Castner’s Camps 1930-1950? 9. Cave Mountain House (the) 1890-1905 10. Cedarcroft 1892-1953 11. Centre Bartlett House Joseph Mead 12. Charlie’s Cabins 1930-1960 13. Cole’s Camps 1935-Present Better Life Cabins 14. Comstock Inn 15. Country Squire Motor Lodge 1966-present Crystal Hills Lodge and Ski Dorm 16. Dunrovin’ 1910-1945 17. East Branch House 1810-1898 18. Elmcrest 1930-1940 19. Elmwood Inn 20. Elms (the) 21. Emerson Inn - burned in 1948 22. Fairview Cottage 1854- 23. Forest (the) 24. Forest Inn 25. Fosscroft 1928-1950 (replaced the Langdon House 26. Garland (the) 1905- 27. Gateway, the 1890-1990 The Target/Abenaki 28. Glendennings Camps 1932- 29. Glenwood by the Saco 30. Goodrich Falls Cabins 31. Hampshire House 32. Headlands, the (intervale) 33. Howard (the) 1912-1989 34. Intervale House, the 1860- 35. Linderhoff Motor Lodge 1966-1995 36. Lone Maple Cottage 1930-1960 37. Langdon House 1880 - 38. Maple Cottage 1920-1950 39. Maple Dale Cottage 1928-1959 40. Maple Villa 41. Meadowbrook 1945-Present Wills Inn 42. Mt Surprise Cottage (Kearsarge) 43. Mountain Home Cabins 1931-present 44. Mountain Rest 1809-present New England Inn 45. Norland Cottage 46. North Colony Motel 1974-present 47. Obed Halls Tavern 48. Old Fieldhouse, the 1964-present 49. Pequawket House 1854 50. Perry's Rest 1934-present 51. Pines (the) 1925-Present Bartlett Country Inn 52. Pine Cottage 53. Pitman Hall 1905-mid1930's 54. Pleasant Valley Hall 1893-present 55 Red Apple Inn 56. Riverside 57. Roselawn 1910-1926 58. Saco River Cabins 1935-1992 Forbes 59. Silver Springs Cottage 1900- 60. Silver Springs Tavern 1930-1990 61 Sky Valley Motel 1950-present 62. Spruce Knoll Tea Room & Cabins 63. Stilphen’s Farm 1810- 64. Sweets Farm Inn 1920-1938 65. Swiss Chalets 1965 - present 66. Target, the (later the Abenaki) 67. Tasker Cottage 68. Thompson’s Inn 1918-1990 Chippanock 69. Titus Browns Inn 1810 70. Upper Bartlett House 1854- 71. Villager, the 1972-present 72. Wayside Inn of Sam Stillings 73. William Whites Tavern 74. Willow Cottage Inn 1910-1925 75. Woodbine Cottage 76. Woodshed (the) Fosey's Roadhouse 1920-1971 The saga of hotels, inns and taverns is integral to the history of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Early settlers were quick to realize the potential value of offering lodging to teamsters, explorers and naturalists. As the region’s fame spread, businessmen and prosperous farmers began to visit the mountains. When travel to the “Crystal Hills” became easier, the area blossomed into a playground for the well-to-do. Before the era of railroads and big hotels accommodations were somewhat limited. There were many small taverns where wayward travelers and stage coaches stopped. One of such Bartlett's earliest establishments, that still exists, is the Mountain Home Cabins. The current Mountain Home Cabins originated in the early 19th century, probably as a stage stop. It was originally part of the Stillings family land and when the 10th Mountain Highway was established they operated a toll booth just a tad west of this location. It later became the property of James and Emeline Nute They sold the business to Clifton and Lucille Garland. The cabins were built two per year starting in 1931. In the 1920's, before the cabins, it operated as a campground. Cabins being a seasonal operation allowed Lucille to be a school teacher i n Bartlett and Clifton tended milking cows and delivered milk . The property continues to be operated by Clifton's grand children who also operate Bear Notch Ski Touring Company from the site as well as cabin rentals. Source Material from "The Latchstring Was Always Out" by Aileen Carroll, 1994 The establishments we know of are divided by which parts of town they were located in. Choose from the links shown below: Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area As early as the mid 1800's entrepreneurs even endeavored to place hotels atop mountains. There were more than one. This one was atop Mount Washington. It burned in 1870, was rebuilt and burned again in 1908. Upper Village Area Intervale Area Glen Area Historic Lodging Map

  • Frankenstein Godfrey | bartletthistory

    BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Godfrey Nicholas Frankenstein 1820 - 1873 Frankenstein Cliff and Trestle in Crawford Notch Story by Scotty Mallett - Railroad Historian Godfrey N. Frankenstein was born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1820. He and his family fled and immigrated to America in 1831 eventually settling in Ohio. The 1830’s wave of emigration from Germany was caused chiefly by economic hardships, including unemployment and crop failures. Many Germans also left to avoid wars and military service. In some cases, government entities encouraged poor citizens to emigrate. Godfrey had 3 siblings, all of whom became artists. At the age of 13 he became a sign painter and at the age of 19 was a portrait painter. In 1841 he founded and was the first president of the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts. When he was 24, in 1844, he went to Niagara Falls. The grandeur of the Falls impressed upon him a new direction. Over a nine year period he would paint hundreds of scenes of the Falls all from different perspectives. Beginning in 1853 he then began a five year process to transfer the sketches to canvas. He picked 80 to 100 good drawings and copied each one to single panels that stood at least eight feet high. The end product was a roll of canvas that when unfurled was nearly 1000 feet long. Frankenstein cleverly juxtaposed scenes from different years to show the changes. In 1858 he began to show them to audiences, mostly in New York City, one at a time, like a moving picture, telling a story in the process. At fifty cents per person to see the show it was a success beyond his expectations. In 1867, Frankenstein traveled to Europe and spent two years abroad painting many mountain landscapes. Below, "The Mill Pond" in Ohio Godfrey had a great love of the White Mountains and when traveling there he stayed with Dr. Samuel Bemis (1793–1881) at his stone cottage in Crawford Notch, later known as the Inn Unique and currently The Notchland Inn, and he formed a friendship with Bemis. Dr. Bemis owned most of the Crawford Notch at that time and named the cliffs and the gulf below after his friend Frankenstein. It is said that Mr. Frankenstein painted many White Mountains scenes yet these paintings are hard to find. Frankenstein would die in 1873 at his home in Springfield, Ohio. Two years later, in 1875, when the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad built the Railroad through Crawford Notch the trestle that stands today was named Frankenstein Trestle. Sources: https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/godfrey-nicholas-frankenstein/ http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2006/05/28/new-hampshire-when-frankenstein-roamed-the-white-mountains/ https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/portrait-godfrey-frankenstein-8570 Godfrey Frankenstein's 1848 Painting of "Mount Washington Over Tuckerman's Ravine" can be found at this link. http://whitemountainprints.org/Godfrey_Frankenstein.html

  • Obituaries -D-E-F | bartletthistory

    SECTION - D - E - F - , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Forman Barbara J. Forman of North Conway, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. She was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and moved to the Mount Washington Valley in the late 1970s. She is survived by her four daughters and their families: Jennifer Forman and her wife Rachel Silverstein of Seattle, Wash., Elizabeth “Betsy” Merrill and her husband Jonathan Merrill of Barrington, Maryanne Affolter, her husband Jarrett Affolter, and her son Mitchell Affolter of Statesville, N.C., and Holly Bell, her significant other Craig Keaveny, and sons Thomas Bergen and Jamison Keaveny, of North Conway. Barbara also leaves behind her beloved fiancé, Gerald Farrington of Center Conway. Her love of her daughters and grandchildren gave her great joy in life. She was not only a mother to her daughters, but a friend. She enjoyed sewing and other crafts to give to her children and grandchildren. She loved to shop with her daughters and close friends and was always on the lookout for the best bargain. Her family and friends will miss her dearly. Visiting hours will be held at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway, on Monday, Jan. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to Furber and White Funeral Home, P.O. Box 498, North Conway, NH 03860 Elizabeth Eliason garman: Elizabeth Dorsey Eliason Garman, 71, of Chesley Drive, Durham, NH died Tuesday November 30, 1993 at her home. Mrs. Garman was born April 29, 1922 in Carroll County Maryland and was the daughter of Milton and Nellie E (Bennett) Dorsey. She lived in Bartlett, NH for over 20 years and had lived in Durham since 1970. She attended Washington College in Chestertown, MD many years ago and was a recent graduate of UNH. Mrs Garman has been a co-owner of Sky Valley Motel in Bartlett since 1946, was a former president of the Bartlett PTA and was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in North Conway. She was an active member of St. George's Episcopal Church in Durham and was head of the Altar Guild and was active in the Church Fair and Thrift Shop for many years. She enjoyed cooking and was well known for her cinnamon rolls. She had been a member and served on the board of directors of A.R.A in Durham. Survivors include her husband of 11 years, Earl M. Garman of Durham. Two sons, David Eliason of Bartlett NH and "Hap" Eliason of Sunderland, VT; three daughters, Sylvia Needel of Canastota, NY, Cynthia Eliason and Susan Eliason, both of Bartlett, a stepdaughter, Kathleen Ann Uebel of Pittsford, NY; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Costin of Baltimore, MD; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Douglas Bruce Eliason who died in 1969 at only 19 years. Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Kent and Pelczar Funeral Home, 41 East Exeter Street, Newmarket, NH. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. George's Episcopal Church in Durham with Rev. Albert Snow, rector, officiating. Graveside services will be held at the Bartlett Village Cemetery on Friday at 2 p.m. Flowers are acceptable or should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Altar Guild, St. George's Episcopal Church, PO Box 626, Durham, NH 03824. Alan Eliason of Chestertown, Maryland and Bartlett New Hampshire died on August 9, 2013 at Chester River Manor after a brief illness. He was 92. He was born in Chestertown on March 30, 1921 the son of the late Thomas Wilson and Marguerite Cree Eliason. He owned and operated Eliason Photographic Studio in Chestertown during the 1940's. He built and operated the Sky Valley Motel in Bartlett from 1950 until 1975. He was a Realtor with the Wimpy Thurston Agency and later Country Squire Realty in North Conway during the late 1950's until the early 1970's. He was instrumental in several community developments at Saco Ridge in Bartlett, Cathedral Ledge Village in North Conway and Tyrol in Jackson. He was a multi-talented man and it seemed there was nothing he didn't know how to do. He had a wonderful long life. (Picture was taken July 2013) He is survived by his wife Louise Avent Eliason, his children: Alan Dorsey Eliason, Sylvia Eliason Needel, David Alan Eliason, Cynthia Eliason Brown, and Susan Walker Eliason, his siblings: Mary Margaret Forney, John Cree Eliason, David Mead Eliason, and Walker Cree Eliason. He is also survived by grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Thomas W Eliason, Jr and a son, Douglas Bruce Eliason. Graveside services will be held privately at St. Paul’s Cemetery, Kent in Chestertown. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home Chestertown.--------------- -DOUGLAS ELIASON Douglas Bruce Eliason 18, died Nov 22, 1969 in Bartlett. He was born Dec. 12 1950 in Chestertown, Maryland the son of Alan and Elizabeth Dorsey Eliason and had lived in Bartlett formthe past 15 years. He was a graduate of Kennett High School Class of 1969 and was attending The Laconia Technical Institute. Besides his parents, survivors include two brothers Alan D. Eliason (“Hap”) of Bartlett and SP 4 David A. Eliason Institute Brigade – Special Forces, Fort Bragg, NC; three sisters Mrs Sylvia Needel of Brookline. Mass, Mrs. Cynthia Landry of Orlando, Fla., and Miss Susan Eliason of Bartlet, his paternal grandfather, Thomas Eliason of Chestertown, Md , and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Brown of Baltimore Md. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Christ Church Episcopal with the Rev Donald Nickerson officiating. Burial took place at the Bartlett Village Cemetery. Bearers were David Eliason, Alan D Eliason, Michael Landers, Stuart Needel, Douglas Williams and Allan Mallett. The Furber Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Linda P. Eliason, 76, of Rupert, Vermont passed away at her home on January 21, 2023. Linda was born in North Conway, NH; the daughter of the late Norman L. and Marion F. (Young) Pennett. She attended school in Conway, NH and graduated from Kennett High School. Linda was a woman of many talents with the eye of an artist and a passion for antiques. She was a respected restorer of vintage and antique traditional hooked rugs, and often joked about her career as a “hooker”. Linda was an avid reader, loved gardening, jazz and cooking, and enjoyed the occasional glass of single malt Scotch. Linda is survived by her daughters Beth Eliason (Michael Cummings) of Ripton, VT and Heather Harding (William) of Pierre, South Dakota; her sister Norma Theo Pinette (Jerry Litofsky) of Baltimore, MD; grandchildren Morgan Czarnecki (Brad) of Rutland, VT; Zachary Golden (Kate Fuller) of Danby, VT; and Jayce Torri of St. Augustine, FL; her great grandchildren Blake and Layla whom she adored, and her beloved dog Isabelle. A celebration of life for Linda will be held Thursday February 2, 2023 from 4-6 pm at Brewster-Shea Funeral Home, 34 Park Place, Manchester Center, VT. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Linda’s memory may be made to the Foley Cancer Center in Rutland, VT or the Rupert Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Brewster-Shea Funeral Home, P.O. Box 885, Manchester Center, VT 05255. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com On Aug. 15, 2019, Earle W. Fernald, 55, passed away from battling liver cancer. He was surrounded inside his home in Bartlett by family when he took his last breathes. He is survived by his wife, Leigh Fernald; three daughters, Crystal Bowles, Tania Fernald and Bambi Shackford; one stepson, Robert Cote; two sisters, Joanne Graves and Etta Hill; and seven grandchildren. He is predeceased by his parents, Marilyn and George Fernald; brothers, Lawrence Fernald, Walter Fernald and John Fernald. He worked at Colemans when he became sick and worked for the Town of Bartlett for over 15 years before that. As of now, there will be no funeral services per his request but a graveside service will be held at a later date to be announced. =====================================-BACK TO -INDEX- =============== Robert O. Emerson, 73, of Bartlett, N.H., passed away peacefully with his family by his side on August 19, 2019 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice Center in Scarborough, Maine. He was born March 27, 1946, in Norway, Maine, to Vera Merrill Emerson and Edwin A. Emerson. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1964, and joined the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1965-69. After gathering with so many others at Woodstock, Bob attended College at the Virgin Islands and entered into the hospitality world. He spent most of his life traveling and managing hotels and resorts, later retiring to the quieter side of the business and settling in Bartlett with his wife, Cheryl Pettengill Emerson, and son Aaron Charles Emerson. He is survived by his wife, daughter Casey Louise Hickey, son Ian Hickey and grandson John Oliver Hickey of Worcester, Mass., his sister, Mary Emerson, of Lovell, Maine, and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, Aug, 23, 2019, at Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway, N.H. Gifts in his memory may be made to the Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County, P.O. Box 432, North Conway, NH 03860 or the Bartlett/Jackson Ambulance P.O. Box 422, Glen, NH 03838. To send a message of condolence, or for more information, go to furberandwhite.com Kevin W. Donovan, 70, of Intervale, N.H., died peacefully at his home on January 29, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born on June 23, 1949, in Somerville, Mass., the son of the late Paul J. Donovan and Eileen C. Donovan, of Norwood, Mass. Kevin graduated from Norwood High School in 1967. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 1971 with a degree in economics, Kevin lived and worked in greater Boston before moving to the Mount Washington Valley in 1976. He initially owned and operated his landscaping company, Mountainside Landscape Design, prior to starting a long career at Cranmore Mountain spanning more than two decades as director of mountain operations (aka Mr. Kevin). He spent the following 16 years serving the public as a regional supervisor for the New Hampshire State Parks, before retiring in 2018. Kevin is survived by the love of his life for more than 40 years, Kathleen; his two sons, Kirk (Thomas) and Christopher (Kimberly), and his grandson; his siblings, Steven, Mary Ellen and Brian (Barbara) Donovan; and many nieces and nephews. Kevin lived an active life, animated by a love of the outdoors that shaped not just his working careers but his family life. He cherished camping trips with family and friends to Maine, coaching Bartlett Little League, and watching his kids ski race across the Valley. He also had a love of travel, going with his family to locations as varied as Ireland, Spain, Italy, the Alps of Austria, and road trips out West. Kevin shaped his life around the people and things that were most important to him, including the many lasting friendships that he made. The positive impact he had on people’s lives is immeasurable. The family would like to thank the Bartlett EMS and Drs. D. Riss, R. Rabideau and D. Evans for their professional care. Kevin touched many lives throughout the valley and beyond. A celebration to honor his life for friends and family will be held at Delaney’s Hole in the Wall restaurant in North Conway on Feb. 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, and to honor his memory, donations can be made to Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation (P.O. Box 1842, North Conway, NH 03860). The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. ============================= ====== Stanley E. Davidson, 88, of Hudson, N.C ., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care — Robbins Center in Hudson. He was born June 3, 1931, in Woburn, Mass., to the late Stanley E. Davidson Sr. and Ruth Files Davidson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Madeleine S. Davidson, and son, Andrew W. Davidson. Survivors include his wife, Patricia E. Davidson; sons, David Davidson and wife, Tyha; and Mark Davidson and wife, Vivian; daughter, Joyce Cutts and husband, Jeffrey; Sue Davidson, widow of son Andrew; his sisters, Janet Patch, Ruth Dawkins and Temple Davidson; step-son, Allan Boyd; stepdaughter, Christine Bushey; grandchildren, Nicole Davidson, Yvonne Nicholas, Jonathan Davidson, Tyler Cutts, Robert Davidson, Kyle Bushey and Jacob Bushey; and great-grandson, Maxwell Nicholas. Stanley’s early years were spent in Woburn, Mass. He was educated in public schools in Woburn, Mass., The Tilton (prep) school located in Tilton, N.H., and Paul Smith’s College in Adirondack, N.Y., where he studied culinary arts and hospitality business management. In 1950, he was married to Madeleine Scott and they lived in the Boston area where he worked as a chef in a number of prestigious restaurants and managed food-service for some area hospitals. In 1954, Stanley and Madeleine both became Jehovah’s Witnesses, a faith that both were very active in until their passing. Stanley was very active in witness activities, including their door-to-door preaching work and public speaking assignments. He held positions of responsibility in the various congregations he and Madeleine attended in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He was also involved with larger responsibilities that involved the organization and management of conventions and larger gatherings and construction of places of worship (Kingdom Halls). In 1993, his wife of many years, Madeleine passed away after an extended illness. In 1995, he was remarried to Patricia Fitzmorris. Patricia has been his companion and help-mate since, sharing with him in his work with Jehovah’s Witnesses which included volunteer disaster relief work for hurricane victims in St. Kitts and Puerto Rico and other special assignments. In 1962, he became involved with the management of his father’s business and took a position as general manager of the Kearsarge Peg Co., Inc. in Bartlett, N.H. The company was a manufacturer of wooden shoe pegs (nails) used for boot and shoe manufacturing and as a consumable component in the surface finishing and polishing of metal and plastic parts. In 1979, he became the president and owner of the company. In 2002, the company was sold and he retired from the business. He and his wife, Patricia, moved to the Lenoir, N.C., area where he maintained a very active participation in the Bible educational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses until his passing. A memorial will be at held at two locations simultaneously on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 750 21st St. Dr SE, Hickory, N.C., and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 72 Webster St. in Lewiston, Maine. Online condolences may be sent to evansfuneralservice.com . Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the family. Muriel L. Dana, 88, of Glen died January 29, 2018 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, following a sudden illness. Born in North Conway, the daughter of Neal and Reba (Reynolds) Crouse, she grew up in Intervale and moved to Glen in 1945. She attended Kennett High School in Conway and the married the love of her life, Harold W. Dana. Muriel had worked at the White Trellis Motel in North Conway, Storybook Inn in Glen and retired from Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett after 20 years. The family includes: two daughters, Brenda J. Medeiros and her husband Earl of Glen and Barbara J. Bowley of Rumford, ME; five grandchildren, Carla Placey Duval, Kevin Dana, Sarah Tower, Ashley Bowley and Madison Bowley; six great grandchildren; a sister, Marilyn H. Chappee of North Conway and several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her daughter, Lenda Lou Dana. Memorial services will be held Saturday February 3, 2018 at 10 a.m. in the Glen Community Baptist Church with the Rev. William B. Rose, Jr. pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Glen Cemetery later in the spring. There will be no visiting hours. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.0. Russell Fish, 73, passed away at Maine Medical Center on Jan. 17, 2021, after a series of illnesses. Russell was born in Revere, Mass., on July 23, 1947, and was the only son of Albert C. Fish and Ernestine Russell. Russ grew up in Massachusetts, but his heart was always in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He fi rst visited this area as a boy and helped his father build a home in Crawford Notch, which they called Jellystone. These trips to New Hampshire instilled in him a love of the mountains, hiking, and the outdoors. Russ met his future wife, Margaret (Trecarten) Fish, while they were both working at the Willey House one summer. They were married in 1969 and remained deeply committed to one another throughout their lives. Russell joined the United States Air Force and served his country in the Vietnam War as part of the Red Horse Squadron . He also served in the Strategic Air Command in North Dakota. He was an avid photographer and loved to take photos both while he was in Vietnam and while documenting two family trips to many of America’s national parks. Russ liked to claim that the family visited “some parks,” but Dan, Bec, and Katie are pretty sure that they have visited every Indian ruin in the continental United States. Over the course of his career, Russ worked on a number of prominent structures including the Mount Washington Observatory, the White Mountains School, and the nuclear power plant at Seabrook. However, some of his fondest memories were working with his trusted friend Mike Lynn building homes in the valley. Most people knew Russ as a private person, but his children and grandchildren fondly remember the hours that he spent with them building amazing treehouses, constructing and launching model rockets, playing a mean game of hearts, and teaching them to shoot at the gravel pit. Russ is survived by his former wife Peg Fish and three of his four children, Rebecca Fish (Jonathan Scanlon) of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Daniel Fish (Allyson Conley) of North Berwick, Maine; and Katherine Fish of Bartlett, N.H. Russell was predeceased by his daughter Amy Ruth Fish; and his sister Penny Spring. Russell is also survived by fi ve grandchildren, Jonathan Blackwell Russell Scanlon, Katherine Eleanor Scanlon, Alexander William Scanlon, Owen Russell Fish and Maggie Victoria Fish. Above all, Russ was a good man, who worked hard, and lived his life with decency and integrity. He left this world surrounded by the people he loved most, and he will forever be remembered as a beloved father and grandfather. The family plans a private viewing at Furber White Funeral Home this week. There will be a service and burial with full military honors at the Garland Ridge Cemetery in the spring of 2021. Arthur E. Junge-Dennison, 61, of Intervale, died April 29, 2011 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway following a long illness. Born in Newton, Mass., the son of Arnold and Anna (Dempster) Dennison, he had lived in the Mount Washington Valley nearly 40 years. Arthur had worked for the State of New Hampshire and most recently was the attendant at the Scenic Rest Area in Intervale previous to his retirement. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the American Legion. He belonged to the National Rifle Association and was a former member of the North Conway Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Arthur adored his family and enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and gardening. The family includes his wife of 32 years, Karen Junge-Dennison, of Intervale; a son, Andrew E. Junge-Dennison, of Intervale; a daughter, Aliana M. Lanciaux and her husband, Michel, of North Conway; a sister, Donna Budris and family, of Pleasanton, Calif; his father and mother-in-law, Ralph and Anna Junge, of North Conway; his sister-in-law, Kathleen Junge and her husband, Jeff, of Lyndeborough. Visiting hours will be held Friday, May 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Private graveside services will be held in the North Conway Cemetery at a later date. Dennison ElizabethEliason AlanEliason DougEliason EliasonLinda EarlFernald EmersonRobert DonovanKevin DavidsonStan MurielDana FishRuss BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Egbert Thurston Merrell Egbert Jr. ("Sam") died on July 18, 2020 at the age of 90 with his only regret being that he did not live to be 100. Barbara Decker Egbert, his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 67 years, will miss him with all of her heart and cherish their long life and memories together. Thurston would be the first to tell you that he had a happy and lucky life filled with family, fun and friends. In business he had a successful career and in retirement he had his skis, his sailboat and his tennis racquet. Thurston was born in New Haven, Conn., moved often and met Barbara in 10th grade Spanish class at Passaic High School, Passaic, N.J. He attended Dartmouth College ('52, Sigma Alpha Epsilon) where he earned his bachelor's degree in English. He and Barbara wed right after he was commissioned in the Navy, where he was stationed in Norfolk, Va., during the Korean War. He was a proud Veteran who loved his country. After the Navy, he was a reporter for the Passaic Herald News until 1960 when he went to work for General Electric. In 1967, he moved with his family to Paris, France, to serve as chief press and public relations officer for GE's computer subsidiary, Machines Bull. In 1970, he was promoted to public relations manager for all of GE's European operations, based in Geneva, Switzerland and subsequently Brussels, Belgium. In that position he played a key role in GE's expansion throughout Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He returned to the United States in 1979 to serve on GE's corporate public relations staff with company-wide responsibility. He retired in 1987. At his winter home in New Hampshire, Sam was an avid skier known at Attitash for being in the first chair of the lift every day, all season and for being a proud member of the AOGAs (Attitash Old Goats Association). His trail reports were predictably consistent: It was always perfect! There was no such thing as a bad day of skiing, just bad clothing choices. He advised everyone to “give every day a chance because you don't know if you don't go!” At his summer home in coastal Maine, Sam sailed and played tennis every day. When not outdoors, he took great pleasure in completing the New York Times crossword puzzle in red ink, since he had learned to do that with his mother as a child. He loved his peaceful lifestyle. His life lessons will live on in his family: Susan, Rogers, Karolyn, Merrell, Kadie, Nataliya, Lauren and Matt. His son, Thurston Merrell Egbert III predeceased him and undoubtedly on Saturday night they had a three-olive martini together. It was Sam’s wish to avoid the formalities of services and to encourage everyone to appreciate their lives and find pleasure in the outdoors. The family sends grateful thanks to the medical professionals involved for their knowledge & kindness. Typical Sam, he had no patience for cancer. Please show support to Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County or The Bartlett-Jackson Ambulance Service in Bartlett, N.H. The Cremation Society of New Hampshire, Littleton is in charge of arrangements. To view an online tribute, send condolences to the family or for more information, go to csnh.com.-- Hansjoerg Ettel 79, of Bartlett, N.H., passed away at Maine Medical Center on Oct. 30, 2021, after a short illness. Born in Cologne, Germany, he was a professionally trained druggist, owning several shops, as well as a traditional Bavarian Inn in the Alps. His hobby of photography followed him to the United States when he moved here in 1970s. Joerg had lived in several parts of this country, but fell in love with the Mount Washington Valley while on a tour of New England. He decided to move to Bartlett and made this his home there for the next 40-plus years. But, he never lost his love for his “birth city,” proudly flying the city banner of Cologne in his front yard on West Side Road. He also retained his love of Formula 1 racing, Koelsch beer and German food. Always a great host, he would make authentic German Sauerbraten for his guests. And, dinner was always followed with a dessert to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth, including his! Using his interest in photography he opened the Olde Time Photo booth at the Shops of Attitash, one of a number of craft shops organized for the summer operations at Attitash Ski Area. Joerg made many longtime friends among the other craft shop owners and visitors that came to Attitash during the summer months and to the Attitash Red Carpet Ski Shop, during the winter ski season. He joined the staff at Heaven’s Ski Shop in Glen, N.H., when it opened. Through his work, he met Forrester Clark and later became the caretaker of the family’s Wolfville property. Joerg became the face of Wolfville to the many generations of the Clark family and friends who visited the Bartlett property over the years. He managed and maintained the house and the grounds until his recent passing. Joerg was a friend to many and always ready to lend a helping hand. He was the perfect gentleman to all, strangers and friends alike, open but never one to pry. He will be greatly missed by all those he touched with his calm presence and caring attitude. Hansjoerg is survived by his son, Hansjoerg Jr. who lives in Germany. There is a celebration remembrance of Joerg being planned for the spring of 2022. Details to be announced when complete. ================== BACK TO -INDEX ========= Jan Gordon Filip III As Frank Sinatra occasionally sang,” I’m going to live until I die,” so could be said of Jan Gordon Filip III, who died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 1, 2022. Born the youngest of three children near Prague, Czechoslovakia, Jan, an adventurous spirit, was the only one from his family to flee his homeland. While weary of the rise of communism spreading throughout Czechoslovakia, Jan made the inconceivable decision at the age of 18 to literally “take a hike” by heading into the nearby mountains with just his backpack. It was there he was confronted by guards who believed the story of his going on a “hiking trip.” Later that night, under the threat of searchlights, he was able to give them all the slip and swim across the border to safety. After spending a couple years living at the U.S.-led refugee camp in Germany, he was fortunate to, as he would say, “seize the moment” in his current life by accepting a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on the condition of joining the military at some point in the future. Since he was fluent in six languages, Jan was a natural candidate for the U.S. Army’s Intelligence Division where he served for four years. Not only was he able to receive a degree in civil engineering from Boston’s Northeastern University and MIT, he also was able to receive his U.S. citizenship, which was what he was aiming for all along. His influential decision to come to America was made easier by sponsorship from the Boy Scouts of America. As well as meeting up with Jan upon arrival in America, their Northeast Reginal Director helped him secure a job at Pine Knoll Camp in Albany, N.H. This summer counselor’s job eventually led to a blind date set up by Jan’s co-counselor with a girl from Glen, N.H. This could be another one of those moments in one’s life when something happens, as Jan so recently liked to ponder, that causes one to go in a totally different direction ... that is when he introduced himself to Stella Clark, proprietor of Storybook Inn in Glen, N.H., and mother to Charless Ann Tofft. That same day Stella would prophesize to her daughter that she had just met Charless’ husband! No surprise then for Stella when Jan and Charless married in Dec. 15, 1955, in Boston. They were to spend the next 61 years together raising four children and a number of exotic birds, bulldogs, cats and sheep, while running Storybook Inn and several other businesses in the Mount Washington Valley for the rest of their lives. Quite the storyteller, Jan liked to talk about how after taking over the helm at Storybook Inn in 1958, he was offered a job on the spot as an engineer to help with the project design of Routes 16 and 302 in Glen, and how he was instrumental in getting the state of New Hampshire to build the road so that it would go directly in front of the inn. Jan enjoyed telling the story of when he and his wife took over Storybook Inn after the death of Charless’ mother, they made the major decision in declining several local offers to buy the property. Apparently, the potential buyers felt the young couple could use some help with the inn’s $50,000 debt by offering them $50,000 for the property. With a lot of hard work and long hours throughout the years, they were able to pay off that $50,000 debt and secure a loan from the bank six years later to build 20 more units. Jan’s vision of building an ice cream store across the street became a reality when the doors to the Glen Dairy Queen opened in 1968. While Charless cooked and ran the inn’s restaurant, Jan ran the Dairy Queen, and they both shared in renting Storybook’s rooms. From then on about every decade some major expansion took place at Storybook Inn, to include six new buildings and one major renovation while becoming a Best Western hotel member for about 20 years. Over the years, Charless and Jan were able to acquire Sylvan Pines motel in North Conway, N.H., and the Red Apple Inn in Glen. Jan started The Breakfast Club restaurant in North Conway then 13 years ago replaced that building with a new Dairy Queen. About four or six years back, Jan received a beautiful golf cart for Father’s Day. Proud of his family roots and heritage, Jan made sure to display a sticker of the Czech flag on the golf cart. He enjoyed driving around the property on that bright yellow golf cart nodding to guests and employees. He was very much a lover of flowers, plants, shrubs and fruit trees and found pleasure in checking on them while out on his rides about the property. He would get a thrill when some of his house plants, especially the Christmas cactus, would bloom. He took great pride in the past two years for peddling on his exercise bicycle the distance in miles to peddle to California and back. His life revolved around his family and of course his businesses. He was supportive in watching his granddaughter, Leilani, performing in her theater and dance recitals these past few years, and was fortunate to meet his namesake, his grandson, when he was born almost two years ago. He always looked forward to going swimming for hours upon hours in Jamaica’s Caribbean Sea and relaxing on the beach with his wife and family members on their nearly annual late fall vacations. He was passionate about traveling and visited six continents with his wife throughout the years. He was a member of the North Conway Rotary Club for over 50 years with a virtually perfect attendance record. He was also a member of the Masons in North Conway, where he held the top leadership role at one point. He volunteered with the 4-H sheep program and volunteered with the Eastern Slope Ski Club Junior Ski Program where he taught skiing. Being an avid skier, he was one of the first people from New Hampshire to go helicopter skiing in the Bugaboos of British Columbia and continued skiing for most of his life. Throughout the years Jan has been a staunch employer of hundreds of locals and foreign students, not to mention personally driving up to Berlin, N.H., to transport employees to and from work. Jan knew how to buckle down and work diligently, often toiling 18 hours a day until the job was done. This hard-earned attribute prompted one of his children to remark: “He was the toughest employer I ever had.” Another recently commented they’d consider it fortunate to get to Jan’s age and be able to do even half the things he was doing. Jan never really retired from working. In fact, he was still going strong at age 95. This past summer and fall, he was still an integral employer for Storybook Inn ... still the Filip family rock. He has been an important figure in our lives. His continuing presence is heartfelt and we are heartbroken; he will be sorely missed. Jan is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Charless, as of 5½ years ago; and by his sisters, Elizabeth and Ludmila. He is survived by his children, Jan Filip, IV and grandson, Jan Filip, V; Lucy (Brian) Eling and granddaughter, Leilani; Chris (Marc) Zuffa and granddaughter, Stefany; and Elizabeth Filip; also his nephew, Joseph Vastl and family. A private burial is planned for the spring. =================================== ======== BACK TO -INDEX ======== Vivian Rose Eastman, 93, of Glen N.H. , passed away peaceably on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., with her loving family by her side. Vivian was born in Bartlett, N.H., to George A. and Emma R. (Burke) Robertson on Nov. 19, 1928. She was a lifelong resident of the Mount Washington Valley and will be missed by everyone that knew her. She was the last survivor of 11 children. She married Arnold P. Eastman on Dec. 23, 1952. Together they raised five children. Mom was a homemaker and was always canning fruits and vegetables, churning butter, making doughnuts, baking bread and many sweets as Daddy always carried a dinner pail. There was always an extra plate at the table as you never knew who the kids or Dad would bring home to feed. When we were little, there was usually a Sunday ride to Brownfield, Maine, to purchase Italian sandwiches and check out the Brownfield fire damage. We would then go to Fryeburg, Maine, and get an ice cream at The Dairy Joy. Mom loved our mother/daughter weekends that we enjoyed once a month. We would stay at each others house for the weekend and play cards, eat, and party till one or two in the morning. Her favorite trip was the weekend we went to Camden/Rockland, Maine. Her greatest joy was being a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was a past member of the Glen Grange, Glen Community Baptist Church, and the Bartlett Rescue. She was also a member of the Glen-Bartlett County Extension Group where she learned to make jellies, can vegetables, cane chairs, hook rugs, braid rugs, quilting, and anything to do with the home. She had the honor of going to the Mall in Washington D.C., with her sister in law Dorothy Towle to present quilt making during the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Deeply Rooted: Celebrating New Hampshire Stories. They also displayed the 1976 Bi-Centennial Quilt made by both of them and the Glen-Bartlett Extension Group which now resides at the Conway Historical Society. She was a great seamstress and made many of her children’s clothes as well as her own. Knitting was a hobby of hers and her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandson were the recipients of her many sweaters, hats, and mittens. Some of us are fortunate to have received one of her quilts to treasure forever. She is survived by her four children, Karen (Terry) Leach of Fryeburg; Rose (Reggie) Illsley of Intervale, N.H.; Allen (Debbie) Eastman of Glen, N.H. and Joyce Shaffner of Bridgton, Maine; son in law Hal Handelman of Arizona; grandchildren, Tommy Leach, Michael (Erin) Leach, Patrick (Jen) Haley, Adam Haley, Jeffrey (Roxanne) Lucy and Stephanie (Jon) Poure; great-grandchildren, Alexis, Emma Leach, Ryan, Renee, Dylan, Dustin, Hermoine Haley, Meredith, Alexander Lucy and Lillian and Gavin Poure; great-great-grandson Bentley Daniel Wade McCloud and her companion, Gordon Lang. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Arnold (Gib) Eastman, oldest daughter D. Gail (Haley) Handelman, her parents George and Emma, and her brothers Cecil, Albert, George Jr., Seth, Glenn (Pike), Floyd (Sharkie),and Victor; sisters Pearl, Annie, and Stella. Graveside services will be held on Friday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Glen Cemetery. Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bartlett/Jackson Rescue Glen, NH 03838. MARK Wayne Dolley, son of the late Gary Dolley and Marcia Clemons Dolley, died of natural causes on July 15, 2023. He grew up in Bartlett, N.H., and joined the Army after graduating from Kennett High School, spending time in Colorado and Germany. While in the Army, Mark also enjoyed skiing the Rockies and the Alps. He lived in San Diego, Calif., after his time in the service. Mark then moved back East to be closer to family and settled in southern New Hampshire, where he lived and worked for the last few decades. He liked the challenge of working on big rigs in his job as a heavy duty mechanic. He also loved music, car racing and Boston sports teams, especially watching the Red Sox with his dad. Mark is survived by his mother Marcia Dolley; sisters, Denise Barrington and Sherry Roberts; niece Kirby Barrington; nephews Jacob Barrington and Christopher Roberts; and several aunts and uncles. A private memorial will be held for close family.--- David A. Dudley, Jr., 72, of Stewartstown, died at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, following a brief battle with brain cancer. To those in Stewartstown he was known as the local butcher, to his friends and family he was a wonderful brother, uncle, father, grandfather and lifelong friend. David passed away quietly surrounded by the love of his life, Christine Webster, and his two daughters. David was born at Memorial Hospital in North Conway on July 31, 1951, to Cecile Miller and David Dudley, Sr. He was raised in Bartlett along with his three sweet sisters, Diane, Connie and Beverly. He also spoke lovingly about his hometown and the many hours he spent in the woods hunting and fishing, swimming the rivers, messing around at the railroad trestles, learning to play instruments from the neighbors and, of course, causing a little town mischief with "the Bartlett boys.” You all know who you are! He also spent many summers taking the train from Bartlett to Colebrook to work on his grandparent’s farm. He would often tell of the hard work in those hot fields, required porch naps (even as a teenager), meals made from scratch, the occasional root beer float, learning to pickle, milking the cows, replacing fence posts, and sleeping like a rock in that old farm house. David attended school at Bartlett Elementary School and then A. Crosby Kennett High School in Conway. He played sports, and was a member of the choir and band during his high school days. He later left high school and joined the Navy, making the USS Buck 761 his new home. He proudly served his country, enjoyed all the travel and returned to civilian life. David returned to his love of music and played the bass guitar in many local bands, got married and raised his family in the Conway area. Over the years he worked for JV Components, Mr. Butcher, Hannaford Supermarkets, Palmer Machine Shop, and Solomon's Grocery where he worked for almost 20 years in West Stewartstown, retiring in 2018. David has two daughters from a previous marriage: Stacey Dudley and her husband Drew Strout of Lincolnville, Me., and Jamie Dudley and her partner Donnie Butters of Chatham N.H. He leaves behind 5 grandchildren for whom his world revolved around, and he recently learned he would become a great-grandfather this fall to twins! Known as Camp Grampa to them, he was the keeper of good snacks, he was the great north woods "deer & bear killer" and one heck of a fisherman! Every brook they dropped line in was a magic brook! For the past 13 years, David was reunited with a middle school girlfriend he met again at a class reunion. He and his honey-bee (Christine) spent a little more than the last decade caring for each other in their little cabin in the woods. They spent much of their time raising gardens, canning, laughing and telling stories from their porch, watching the hummingbirds, and preparing for the seasons of the north country that can include multiple winters, 3rd spring, 2 weeks of summer, all in the same year! They loved the solitude and simplicity of their life in Stewartstown. Christine and his daughters will recall his love of ice cream, lobster and lottery tickets. He loved all of God’s animals, especially his golden retriever "Ole Holly Girl," who saw him through tough times. David's retirement left more time to go antiquing, renewed his interest in old coins, getting reacquainted with old western movies, getting back into bow-hunting, and spending more time with his family and friends. His daughters will spend the rest of their lives trying to perfect his pot roast and mashed potatoes! Just the best evah! David will always be remembered for his sense of humor, colorful language, hospitality, love of cooking, independent nature and willingness to learn. He would tell you he never went to college because the school of "hard knocks" was offering a free ride for all of those who showed up! Then he would nudge your shoulder, smile and laugh and give you a big hootie-who! He will be sadly missed but his memory will live on in our hearts. Visting hours are planned at Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home at 103 Main Street, Colebrook, NH, on Sunday, May 19th, 2024, from 1:30-3 pm. A celebration of life will be planned later this summer. Expressions of sympathy in David's memory may be made to: Homeland Heroes Foundation, 10 Delaware Drive, Suite 1, Salem, NH 03079; or visit: www.homelandheroesfoundation.org . Condolences may be offered on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com . Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of David A. Dudley Jr please visit our Sympathy Store._ ==================================== Allen Wayne Eastman It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Allen Wayne Eastman of Glen, NH on Oct. 21, 2025. at the age of 72. He was born Feb. 6, 1953, to Arnold P. Eastman and Vivian R. Eastman in North Conway, NH at Memorial Hospital. He lived in Glen, N.H., most all of his life and attended Bartlett Elementary school and graduated from Kennett High School in Conway, NH. He was very active in sports while attending school, including football and baseball. After high school he played in the senior softball league and his team was known as the Grizzlie’s. He hit many home runs. During high school he worked for Spruce Mountain Lodge in Jackson, N.H., and that is when he got his first dog named “Snookie” and there were many more dogs and cats to follow. He loved his animals and wherever he went, his dogs went with him. If you valued your hand, you did not try to enter the truck if Allen wasn’t in it. He graduated from the 30th class of the Police Academy in August 1976. He enjoyed the police force for over 12 years. We are sure there are many stories to be told including skidding into a bank building. When Allen was about three or four years old he climbed up into his father’s John Deer tractor and started it up. Of course his mother and sisters did not know how to turn it off, so they called their neighbor for help. We think that is when he got the bug for excavation! He worked for locals Gene Fernandez, Ed Luken and Owen Jefferson . He started a business with his father in 1978 as A. Eastman & Son. He was known as “Big A” throughout town as evidence of his number plates. He loved being on a tractor or excavator. That is where he felt at home. Allen sold the business Oct. 1, 2019, to Gene Brown, but kept a small space for his chair and television. He usually went to the garage almost every day. Allen married Debra Cloutier on July 8, 2006, at the Stonehurst Manor in North Conway, N.H., and arrived by helicopter with his best man and friend Speedo (attached to a ball and chain, courtesy of Speedo}. Allen and Debbie celebrated their anniversary every year in July with a townwide party. He was known for his sausages, calico beans, macaroni and cheese, and strawberry shortcake. Everyone looked forward to helping them celebrate each year (this being their 19th). Allen was always lending a helping hand to anyone. He was very generous hearted and did a lot for people less fortunate. His friends were many; it did not matter if you were a millionaire or less fortunate, they were his friends. He was loved and will be missed by all. He loved going to his camp in Pittsburg, N.H. His friend and carpenter David would get it ready for him and Debbie. Allen and Debbie would load up the dogs and cats and head off for some quiet time at camp feeding the deer. Please do not think that he was all peaches and cream, as he could be very stubborn. Especially when it came to his sweets and bread. He felt you were on this earth for a short time so you might as well enjoy it while you were here! A special thanks to Gene Brown and his sons and employees for all their help to Allen and Debbie. He was very generous with his time and the family appreciates it. Allen was previously deceased by parents Arnold Eastman and Vivian (Robertson) Eastman; his father-in-law, Joe Dafonseca; his sister D. Gail Handelman; his brother-in-law J. Reggie Illsley ; and his great niece Alexis Mary Leach. The family includes his wife Debbie (Cloutier) Eastman; mother-in-law Gloria Dafonseca; sisters Karen Leach, Rose Illsley and Joyce Shaffner; brothers-in-law Terry Leach, Hal Handelman and Michael Dafonseca; sister-in-law Karen Dafonseca; and several nieces, nephews and families. Visiting hours are Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, from 4-6 p.m. at Furber Funeral Home, 2925 White Mountain Hwy, North Conway, N.H. Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Union Congregational Church of Bartlett on Albany Avenue in Bartlett, N.H. with burial in the Glen Cemetery immediately following. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to True North Veterinary Hospital, 1053 U.S. 302, Bartlett, NH 03812 or Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037 Arrangements are in the care of Furber Funeral Home and Cremation Services at 2925 White Mountain Highway in North Conway. ===================================== DolleyMark Ettel Filip EastmanVivian DudleyDavid BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE EastmanALLEN BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE ElliottBert BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Opal Eastman Opal T. Eastman, 93, of North Conway died Dec. 23, 2003 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway. Born in Bartlett, the daughter of George and Lillias (Sarson) Knight she lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Littleton before moving to Conway in 1972. She worked at New England Telephone Company and North Conway Post Office. She was also the bookkeeping supervisor at White Mountain Bank, as well as a telephone operator at Yield House.While living in Littleton she was a member of Eastern Star and had the honor of being worthy matron.She is survived by her daughter, Jean E. LaBelle of Center Conway; two grandchildren, Terrence Scott Johnson of Seattle, Wash. and Michelle Lynn Johnson of Arizona; a niece, Anita E. Stanley of Conway; a grand nephew, Peter A. Stanley of Seattle; and several other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Everett "Bud" Eastman. Graveside services will be held in Bartlett Village Cemetery in the spring. Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of the arrangemen BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE

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